# If your loved owned assets, investments, or personal property, in their name alone, worth more than $75,00, probate will likely need to be opened on your loved one's estate.

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**Author:** scribe
**Published:** March 18, 2024

> You will need to obtain an attorney to go through this process. Exceptions: The property is in trust, owned jointly with another person, or a beneficiary is designated.

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You will need to obtain an attorney to go through this process.

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Exceptions: The property is in trust, owned jointly with another person, or a beneficiary is designated.