California Probate Legal Guides (17 found)

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
The California Probate Referees' Association published its latest edition of the Probate Referees' Procedures Guide. The Guide is designed to assist those with California probate experience as well as those without experience.
2 of 5 users found this helpful. Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Daniel Holden Alexander
This articles discussed Probate, the disadvantages of Probate and the advantages of a Revocable Living Trust.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted in Estate Planning 3 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Samuel Joseph Mamola
Probate Fees, which are a combination of the fees charged by the probate attorney and the executor or administrator, are set by law. How to calculate them, and how to avoid probate fees, is outlined below:
2 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Stephen Charles Gruber
WHAT IS PROBATE? Probate is a legal proceeding that is used to wind up a person's legal and financial affairs after death. In California probate proceedings are conducted in the Superior Court for the county in which the decedent lived, and can take at least six months and sometimes as long as sever
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Stephen Charles Gruber
Probate is an expensive and time-consuming court procedure that can be easily avoided. There are several ways this can be done, including the following steps:
2 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
Of the many probates I work on as a probate lawyer in Los Angeles, California, I often am asked before starting work what can my client look forward to spend for the entire matter. California probate costs are fairly standard since the procedures are uniform throughout the State.
Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
When a California business owner dies and leaves an ongoing business, continuation of that business in order to maintain its maximum value for the heirs requires special procedures under California's probate law. Here's a glimpse of what to do when the owner of a California business dies.
Posted in Probate 10 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
Not all property goes through probate when you die.
Posted in Probate 10 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
California revised the fees and costs charged by the probate Courts for probate cases. The new schedule of probate fees can be read in full detail below.
Posted in Probate 7 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
The Los Angeles Court’s website has a list of frequently asked questions. Los Angeles Court employees and others throughout the entire California Court system can help you but they are not allowed by law to give you legal advice. You are encouraged to discuss any further questions with an attorney.
Posted in Probate 4 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
Your California Will ought to nominate someone to serve as executor of your estate when you die. But when the person you nominate declines or cannot serve as executor, when no one else is named in the Will as a successor executor, who can serve?
Posted in Probate 19 days ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Deborah Ann Malkin
Probate is the court-controlled process through which assets are distributed from a decedent to the beneficiaries. It is long, expensive, and public. Most people want to avoid having their estate go through probate upon their deaths.
Posted in Elder Law 7 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
For probate, that is California decedent's estates, free forms are available by clicking on this link: http://www.californiataxattorneyblog.com/2009/04/free_california_probate_forms_1.html
Posted in Estate Planning 19 days ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
The question I hear as a California probate lawyer from clients after the death of a loved one is: “What do I need to do now?” Not all of the points below will apply to all Decedents, but many of them will. What follows should be considered when a close friend or relative dies in California.
Posted in Probate about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
The following information, in question and answer form, is not a part of the California Statutory Will. It is designed to help you understand Wills and to decide if a Will meets your needs. This Will is in a simple form.
Posted in Probate 11 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
As a probate lawyer in Los Angeles, from time to time I am hired to handle the estate of a Los Angeles resident who dies without a will. To pass property to heirs and beneficiaries in California after dying without a California will is called intestate succession.
Posted in Probate 11 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
“What do I need to do now?” Not all of the points below will apply to all Decedents, but many of them will. What follows should be considered when a close friend or relative dies who owns property in Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County or Orange County, California:
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Probate 19 days ago. Jurisdiction: California