If the decedent is single, all assets in the decedent’s name alone can be distributed through a probate proceeding.
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Probate statutory time frames must be adhered to, and apply to various aspects of the probate, including filing dates, publication and creditors’ claims. If there are creditors’ claims against the estate, the probate can take even longer in order to resolve the claims.
If you do not transfer title of your home to your trust, and your name alone is on the deed, a probate of your home will be required when you die. The state could then recover against your home.
Properly recorded mortgages survive the death of the borrower/owner of the property, and remain as liens against the real property through probate.