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The financial advisor is correct, in most cases. If the account lacks a beneficiary designation, the default clause of the custodial agreement kicks in, and it usually provides that lacking a beneficiary designation, the account goes to (depending on the agreement)
the spouse, or the children, or the estate. Every agreement is different. Ask for a copy of your client’s custodial agreement, then study the default clause carefully. If the default beneficiary is the estate, then the IRA becomes a probate asset. This
is not a question of looking for a statute. It is a question of reading custodial agreement.
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 31, 2020, at 7:15 AM, Brent Williams-Ruth <brent@williams-ruthlaw.com> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I have a prospective client who has an estate less than $100,000 - unless you count a substantial IRA. However, the IRA does not have any beneficiary designations assigned. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The client called me after talking with their financial advisor who told them that IRA's are not probate assets - EVEN without a beneficiary designation. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I am unaware of any statute or regulation that provides for this. Anyone able to assist with a citation?</div>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent Williams-Ruth</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (preferred pronoun: he/him)<br>
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