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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
No. A will is a private document that stays private unless it is probated by a court. If the state changes the title of real estate based on a will, how do they know that there is not another will? Someone buying the house could not get a clear title because the title search company would not accept or validate a private will. The probate process requires that the estate be advertised and any creditors have a time limit to make a claim against the estate. The court appoints an executor who can sell assets on behalf of the estate.
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So the gov't controls a private family's assets? Yeah, that doesn't sound shady at all. And of course the courts get their cut. Sounds like the courts and not honoring (over turning) living wills.
So anyone who passes and has a just will has to go to probate? Thank goodness we have trusts and beneficiaries established.