How to Bypass Probate on Your Estate

A few smart steps today can help your loved ones avoid the long, costly probate process tomorrow.Volodymyr Tverdokhlib/Shutterstock11/18/2025|Updated: 11/18/2025When you pass away without a proper pre-prepared strategy to transfer assets, these can go through a complex legal process known as probate.Here’s how that works.Javier Simon is a freelance personal finance writer for The Epoch Times. He specializes in retirement planning, investing, taxes, fintech, financial products and more. His work has been featured by major publications including Fox Business, The Motley Fool, NerdWallet, and Money Magazine.Author’s Selected Articles