California Probate & Inheritance Legal Services
Basic California Probate Facts
Probate is a legal process for wrapping up the
affairs of
a person who has died. Property is then transferred to the
"heirs" entitled to inherit it. In California,
probate is
required whether or not the deceased had a will, unless ALL
of the deceased's property was in a living trust. California
probate
and inheritance usually takes six months to two years.
Our Probate Services
The skilled, experienced attorneys of San Diego Law Firm handle all aspects of probate and inheritance from start to finish.
From our San Diego, California law offices, we handle probate and inheritance proceedings throughout California, including Riverside, Imperial, Los Angeles, and all southern California.
If someone in your family has passed away recently, we can:
- Advise you on probate or trust inheritance
- Quickly begin the legal proceedings
- Handle the probate for you, preparing and filing all documents, and appearing for you in probate court.
- Handle all probate complications.
Our Probate & Inheritance Legal Guides
For informative legal guides on probate and inheritance
law, and the steps involved, please see the link bar
on the left of this page or the links at the bottom
of this page.
| Probate & Living Trust Problems We Can Handle for You: | |
| Immediate problems |
1. Questions
about whether the will was valid 2. Difficulty finding & notifying heirs, people entitled to inherit 3. Needing funds from "frozen" bank accounts 4. Stock or bond investments 5. Burial plot disagreements |
| Property
problems |
1. Property in
multiple states / probate in multiple states. 2. Locating, inventorying, & managing property & investments 3. Disputes over jointly owned property 4. Rental property problems 5. Dividing & transferring property according to the will 6. Property given to one person but later willed to another |
| Disputes, Lawsuits |
1.
Improper bills from creditors 2. All lawsuits against the deceased or the estate. These can include inheritances, business problems, property ownership, and taxes 3. Disputes involving the deceased's business 4. All other lawsuits, concerns and problems with the estate |
| Assets Distributed Without Probate |
1.
Property in living trusts 2. Insurance policies 3. 401 K plans & IRA's 4. Pension plans 5. Annuities 6. Joint tenancy property 7. Property owned jointly with right of survivorship |
Fees for Probate Administration Paid From Estate
Fees for probate administration are not due until the probate process is finished. They are paid out of the estate, not by the executor or heirs. Payment for attorney services in addition to probate administration is arranged for separately.
How to Contact San Diego Law Firm
We handle matters throughout California, and new clients are always welcome. For more information or to make an appointment, please contact us either by:
Telephone: (619) 794-0243
E-mail: contactus@SanDiegoLawFirm.com
We can be reached by telephone Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may also use the
form below to contact us. This form is answered Monday through Friday during
the work day. Please remember that for us to become your attorneys, we must first have a written attorney-client agreement signed by both of us, so please do not email any confidential information at this point. After we have reached an agreement with you, we can then exchange information freely. We look forward to helping you.