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One of the most common ways to avoid probate is to create a living trust. Through a living trust, the person writing the trust (grantor) must "fund the trust" by putting the assets they choose into it. The grantor retains control over the trust's property until their death or incapacitation.

A revocable trust can be changed at any time by the grantor during their lifetime, as long as they are competent. An irrevocable trust usually can't be changed without a court order or the approval of all the trust's beneficiaries. This makes an irrevocable trust less flexible.

What is Considered a Small Estate in West Virginia? Estates valued under $100,000 (when there's no real estate), or those where the Personal Representative is the sole beneficiary, may be able to avoid probate.

Your property can be transferred to your beneficiaries without entering probate, and this is possible in a few ways. Common methods include transferring your property to a living trust, gifting property before you pass on or making a beneficiary a joint owner of your property.

Once established, irrevocable trusts can't be changed or canceled by the grantor (hence the ?irrevocable? in their name). The grantor forfeits ownership and authority over the trust and is unable to make any changes or amendments to the terms of the trust without permission from the beneficiary or a court order.

Joint tenancy, a transfer on death deed, and tenancy by the entirety are ownership designations that avoid probate.