California law dictates who has priority to serve as administrator of your probate estate if you died without a will and with a California estate large enough to require a California probate. And what appears also applies if you had a will but failed to name an executor who was able to serve as executor. In … Continue reading Who has the right to administer the probate estate?
California Probate Code 13100 was recently revised to increase from $100,000 to $150,000 the size of a California estate (excluding real property) that can be collected without probate court administration. The size of a decedent’s California real property that can be transferred without probate has been increased to $50,000. (Probate Code section 13200). If you are … Continue reading California Probate Limit Changes for Avoiding Probate
The delays inherent in all California probates and conservatorships may soon become much worse due to projected cutbacks in court funding. Historically, the first available probate court hearing date is four to six weeks in the future. According to what court personnel are saying now, that four to six week “wait” may become much worse … Continue reading Avoiding probate delays and avoiding conservatorship delays becoming more important due to budget cutbacks