The most reliable way to avoid Illinois probate is to create a revocable living trust and fund it with your assets (deed your real estate, retitle accounts). Other methods include transfer-on-death designations for real estate and financial accounts, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, and proper beneficiary designations.
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