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Old 07-14-2015, 05:10 AM   #7802
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Originally Posted by Energy View Post
That's smart estate planning to place everything in joint tenancy if you considered the risks and it fits the circumstances.

You're correct about probate tax but you cannot get around it in the way you described. The executor has a duty to gather all the property and before distributing it the government takes their cut.
Yes, but you can make it a lot simpler when everything is in joint tenancy to claim that certain items are one person's and not the others. You basically claim the basics.
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