 And how do I know that my stuff isn't going to get stuck in probate? Well, so the reason that your friend's house got stuck in probate, and a lot of people assume this, that the house upon the owner's death, which is husband and wife in many cases, or sometimes just one person if the spouse has already died, goes to the children. Not so much. Unless you have a thing called a beneficiary deed. A beneficiary deed can be done