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The advantage of avoiding probate is that Probate is public record, time-consuming and costly. There are several ways to avoid Probate, including beneficiary designation, transfer on death (TOD) and pay on death (POD) designations, joint with right of survivorship accounts, and the creation and effective use of a Trust.
