If a house is in a trust, does it avoid probate? | NC

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Q: If the house is in a trust in another state, does that avoid probate there, and does it affect what we do with the land here? A: Usually, yes — if the house was properly transferred into the trust before death, it usually avoids probate in the state where that house is located because the trust holds title, not the person individually. But that does not automatically change what happens to…