During the probate administration process in San Diego, most records are public, including the will. Learn which private documents remain sealed.
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Personal representatives in California must complete an Inventory and Appraisal Form. This form includes two attachments. Click here to learn more.
During an estate administration it is your duty to manage and distribute the assets. Assets are sometimes not discovered until after the estate is closed.
Administering an estate is not always an easy process. This is especially true when the estate holds an interest a business, as several issues can arise.
The recent Supreme Court ruling regarding marriage rights of same sex couples will impact estate administration. This includes the treatment of certain assets.
While some families choose to create a California estate plan that distributes assets evenly between all children, this is not always the case. Some individuals may wish to disinherit an heir.
The will or trust may clearly lay out the wishes of the deceased; however, an heir or beneficiary may be upset with the way the instrument reads. The result could be a California will contest over the disputed document.
When a decedent executed more than one version of a will during his or her lifetime, a beneficiary or heir might later try to argue that the original version of the will was never properly revoked.
Wondering how to determine whether contingency costs are reasonable? Here are six helpful factors for assessing the reasonableness of a legal fee.
Unfortunately, some personal representatives fail to abide by these rules and attempt to distribute probate assets without following the procedures outlined in the California Probate Code for a probate administration. The result may be a California will contest.