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When it comes to estate planning, what you do with your estate is wide open. However, there are only two heavyweights when it comes to how you pass along your estate. You are either using a Last Will and Testament, or a revocable living trust as the base of your plan. But which one is best?...

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Does the Joint Property Duct Tape Solution Work? estate planning basics probate Jun 12, 2023

Can probate be avoided with the use of assets and account titled as joint tenancy with a right of survivorship? Yes, but when it comes to estate planning, it's not planning ahead the right way like with a revocable living trust.

Titling assets as joint with a right of survivorship is what I...

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