Is There a Cost to Probate?

The probate process could be long and tedious. Some states charge you a cost based on the value of the assets that that transfer through the probate process. It may not be easy to find necessarily but nonetheless the process of administering your state through probate is public record. So if you are someone who values the anonymity and in privacy of your stuff even in death, you may want to try to avoid probate as much as possible.