Q: My Aunt just passed away last week and her will is cut and dry naming myself and my brother the beneficiaries.
My wife is the executor and the will states for my brother and me to receive her entire estate, my question is, do we have to go through probate court? We reside in kentucky
A:
It depends on what property there is in the estate amnd how it is titled.
If joint you will not need probate. If it is still in her individual name you will need to go through probate.
Timothy Denison agrees with this answer
A: Given that your aunt has a Will which is "cut and dry," why not go through probate? It is a quick, cheap, and certain way to dispose of the property in your aunt's estate.
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