Attorney Thomas B. Burton explains why drafting and executing a Will alone is not enough to avoid probate for your estate (the court supervised process of administering and distributing your estate following your death). Instead, a Will based plan will almost always ensure your estate will go through probate if you die with any assets subject to probate under your Will. If you have a question about this topic, or would like to submit a question for a future video blog post, please contact my office.