For small estates there may be simpler ways to administer the affairs of your loved one without having to open up a full probate proceeding involving the San Diego probate court. Small Estates and Summary Proceedings may be an option to full probate.
Sometimes full probate is not required. One example is the ability to transfer car titles or other vehicle titles or interests in those titles outside of full probate. An experienced probate lawyer can assist you in figuring out if you are able to transfer certain assets outside of probate.
If you cannot find a missing or lost will after a loved one passed and you are confident that your loved one prepared one before he or she passed, you should follow these steps to find it.
What happens when the decedent passed away possessing a safe deposit box in his or her sole name? Here is an overview for the steps needed when this is the situation.
There are many reasons that a property may face foreclosure during probate. Here are six factors that contribute to the possibility of a default on a mortgage during probate in California.
Gathering the witnesses for a will after someone has died can be difficult. Find out if your will meets the qualifications in order to admit the will to California probate without witnesses or not.
If you suspect, based upon the trustee’s actions that he may be mentally incompetent, it is important to act quickly. The assets of the trust are at stake.
What happens to my loved one’s property if they die and they had a will? Well, that will depend on the terms of their will. Assuming that there is no challenge or you overcome the challenge, then the judge admits the will to probate.
w Do I Choose a Probate Attorney? No matter which attorney you hire, you are going to pay them the same amount of money. For the same price as a brand new graduate, you can get certified specialist in probate law.
Does a Surviving Spouse Have to do Probate? This comes up when I get calls from people who say either their mother or their father died and now it’s their spouse (the father or the mother) who has survived.