The short answer to this question is: YES. If that were the end of the story, then this would, again, be the shortest blog I have ever written. But, alas, again this is not the whole story. I have previously discussed what a beneficiary deed is and why you may want one, but we will focus on the avoiding probate aspect of a beneficiary deed in this blog post. Although a beneficiary deed will avoid probate in almost all cases, there are conditions under which probate might still need to happen when you have a beneficiary deed. You may have other assets that trigger the need for probate. … [Read more...]