Avoiding probate is important, but most of the "tricks" people commonly use to play the probate avoidance game end up costing the family a lot more than they would pay a lawyer to probate their estate. A bad golf swing technique sends the ball in the wrong direction. A bad probate avoidance technique sends the family bank account in the wrong direction.

Bad probate avoidance tricks will put your family in the sand trap with the IRS every time. Learn about the deadly game people play with "dresser drawer deeds" in my new article at http://www.legalees.com/dresser-drawer-deeds.

Lee Phillips

P.S. No, I don't play golf.