{"id":8157,"date":"2020-09-28T09:57:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/?p=8157"},"modified":"2020-09-28T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:57:12","slug":"is-probate-required-even-when-there-is-a-written-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/is-probate-required-even-when-there-is-a-written-will\/","title":{"rendered":"IS PROBATE REQUIRED EVEN WHEN THERE IS A WRITTEN WILL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney<\/p>\n

One of the most important jobs I perform as an estate planning and probate lawyer is helping my clients determine when and if a probate is required. While doing this, I often find some misunderstandings exist. For example, some clients erroneously believe that if there is a written last will and testament<\/strong><\/a> then there is no need to complete a probate. This is not true.<\/p>\n

Regardless of whether there is or isn\u2019t a written Will, a probate is required in Idaho anytime a person individually owns any type or kind of an interest in real estate, or even if there is no real estate that is owned, a probate is still required when the total value of the individual\u2019s estate is worth $100,000 or more when they die.<\/p>\n

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By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney One of the most important jobs I perform as an estate planning and probate lawyer is helping my clients determine when and if a probate is required. While doing this, I often find some misunderstandings exist. For example, some clients erroneously believe that if there is a […]<\/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-8157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-estate-planning"],"yoast_head":"\nIS PROBATE REQUIRED EVEN WHEN THERE IS A WRITTEN WILL? — Idaho Law Blog — September 28, 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Lane V. 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