You can open a probate and provide proper notice to all parties including the person who has the original will. Attorney Grossman talks more about this.
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California attorney Scott Grossman explains here how the estate’s administrator is appointed when the decedent left no will under California probate law.
If you are attempting to administer an estate that requires a bond, contact an experienced California probate administration attorney for guidance.
Under California probate law, the executor of the decedent’s estate has a fiduciary duty requiring him or her to act with integrity, disclose all information to the beneficiaries, act in fairness and with diligence, manage the estate with caution, and deal with all beneficiaries equally.
An executor is the person in charge of administering a decedent’s probate estate. When there are co-executors named, those responsibilities are magnified.
Most real property held in community between spouses and domestic partners used to be held in joint tenancy. Since 2001 (and 2003 for domestic partners), California probate law has introduced Community Property with Right of Survivorship (CPWROS).
Beneficiaries can be disqualified from receiving an inheritance under California law. View here for more from a probate attorney in San Diego.
In this article, California probate lawyer Scott Grossman explains how title to real property is transferred to heirs or beneficiaries, in or out of probate.
If a California will was not properly witnessed, it may be challenged. However, if certain evidence is presented, it may be deemed valid regardless.
San Diego probate and trust administration lawyer Scott Grossman explains how to notify creditors under the California probate code and handle their claims.