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Being in the funeral busines most of my life, I have pretty much seen it all.

Avoid probate court (either with a will or with out) if at all possible, unless you want a judge to decide what happens to your estate.

The best bet is a revocable living trust. Controled by you, easy to specify what happens to your stuff, easy to modify, and the best part, does not go through probate court (this saves time and $$$). These trusts used to be rather expensive to set up, but not now.