Avoid Probate in Kansas City
Create a Living Trust
Create a Living Trust
Create a Living Trust
A living trust is created by executing a trust agreement and serves to avoid probate, if properly funded, since a trust as a separate entity never dies.
Joint Ownership
Create a Living Trust
Create a Living Trust
Real estate, bank accounts and investments accounts that are jointly owned at the time of your death may transfer to the joint owner depending on the type of joint ownership.
Name Beneficiaries
Create a Living Trust
Pay On Death Bank Accounts
Retirement accounts, annuities and life insurance that has a beneficiary named transfers to the named party without going through probate.
Pay On Death Bank Accounts
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
Pay On Death Bank Accounts
A bank account with a pay on death designation will be paid directly to the named individual and not be included in your probate estate.
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
Investment accounts such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds that are designated transfer on death will be transferred to the named individual outside of probate.
Transfer on Death Real Estate
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
Transfer on Death Investment Accounts
A recorded beneficiary deed allows your real estate, both residential and commercial to transfer directly to the named beneficiaries by operation of law outside probate.
Transfer on Death Motor Vehicle
Transfer on Death Motor Vehicle
Transfer on Death Motor Vehicle
A Transfer on Death (T.O.D.) designation for motor vehicles is allowed in both Missouri and Kansas to avoid probate.
Give Away Property
Transfer on Death Motor Vehicle
Transfer on Death Motor Vehicle
Property that you have given away before your passing is not included in your estate and therefore avoids probate.