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Do you have to go through probate if you have a will in Michigan?

Wills do not always require probate; smaller estates and those with extensive planning might avoid the process. State laws, joint ownership, beneficiary designations, and living trusts can allow assets to bypass probate.

Does a will have to go through probate in Michigan?

In fact, the opposite is true: assets left to your loved ones in your will must go through the probate process. If you want to avoid probate, estate planning can help you do so, but not by making a will. There are other estate planning tools, such as trusts, that do keep assets out of probate.

Why would a will not need to be probated?

Examples of assets include bank accounts, property and shares. Its likely youll need probate if the person who died had any of these assets: property owned in their sole name. property owned as tenants in common.

How do you avoid probate in Michigan?

Perhaps one of the most common misperceptions about avoiding probate is that having a will bypasses the probate process; it does not. Part of the probate process is submitting the decedents will (if there is one) to the court to be declared valid.