Sentences with phrase «i.e. joint tenancy»

Assets owned individually by a decedent at death that don't pass to another person by trust (i.e. revocable living trust), contract / beneficiary designation (i.e. life insurance, annuity or 401 (k)-RRB-, or operation of law (i.e. joint tenancy with right of survivorship) may be subject to probate if the applicable threshold is exceeded.

Put another way, probate assets are generally those you own alone in your name, while nonprobate assets generally consist of assets you no longer have legal title to (i.e. trust assets), assets that will pass automatically upon your death (i.e. beneficiary designation), and assets owned jointly with others (i.e. joint tenancy with right of survivorship).