Audience: Anyone thinking about estate planning Adult children helping their parents with estate planning Estate planners who have a will but want to avoid probate What is new in this edition: "Baby boomers" are making wills and living trusts in record numbers, adult children are working with their parents to craft the right estate plan, and states are legislating more ways to avoid probate. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate helps readers skip the probate process and make sure property goes directly to intended beneficiaries. Most property WON'T pass through a will, and this book is essential to making the asset transfer process as easy and affordable as possible. No other plain-English book helps readers choose the probate-avoidance methods that suit them best. States are trending to allow more ways to avoid probate, and no other book has this kind of detailed, up-to-date, state-specific information.