{"id":5032,"date":"2016-08-18T18:33:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2016-08-18T18:33:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:33:29","slug":"3-ways-can-avoid-probate-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-ways-can-avoid-probate-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Ways You Can Avoid Probate in Idaho?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Attorney<\/p>\n<p>There is a common misconception in Idaho that a surviving spouse is not required to go through the probate process. I suppose most people assume that the surviving spouse is somehow automatically entitled to receive and own all of the decedent\u2019s property. The truth though is that property does not automatically transfer to the surviving spouse. The decedent is entitled to give his property away in his Last Will and Testament to whomever he wants which could include the surviving spouse, children, charities or even strangers. Unless special steps are taken to avoid probate, Idaho\u2019s statutes and its courts require nearly all estates to be probated. There are, however, 3 ways you can avoid a Probate in Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>1. Small Estate and No Real Property<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-ways-can-avoid-probate-idaho\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The 3 Ways You Can Avoid Probate in Idaho?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There is a common misconception in Idaho that a surviving spouse is not required to go through the probate process. I suppose most people assume that the surviving spouse is somehow automatically entitled to receive and own all of the decedent\u2019s property. The truth though is that property does not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-estate-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Ways You Can Avoid Probate in Idaho|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is a common misconception in Idaho that a surviving spouse is not required to go through the probate process. Nee help? 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