The San Diego Superior Court has instructions on how to transfer a vehicle without probate. On the probate section, there is a section discussing the transfer of a vehicle without probate. The California Department of Motor Vehicles also has a section on the transfer of a vehicle without probate. To…
The San Diego Superior Court has a probate timeline on their website. The administration of probate can be very complicated and time consuming. The timeline guidelines below are not necessarily what will happen in your case and is used for a general outline of the process and probate timeline. The…
In San Diego, the filing of a petition for probate is the beginning pleading to allow the San Diego Superior Court to obtain jurisdiction over the decedent’s estate. When the court appoints a personal representative, there are many liabilities and duties. In probate litigation, it is very important to understand…
The San Diego Superior Court has a lot of information on different areas of the law. The divisions are broken down by area of law and there is a section devoted to probate which has information on many probate issues. Information includes the definition for probate as a court supervised…
In San Diego, the San Diego Superior Court has jurisdiction regarding probate cases. One division is the Probate Court. The Probate Rules are very important as they must be complied with any probate case. The Probate Court Rules include the probate rules under title seven, the probate local rules, the…
The estate planning attorneys at Scott C. Soady, A Professional Corporation handle not only estate planning, conservatorships, guardianships, and will and trust litigation, but also many probate matters. We receive a lot of calls from individuals who have a lot of questions about probate. Here are some the frequently asked…
Bobby Fischer, the former world chess champion, died in 2008 and yet the fight over his estate goes on. You may remember Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship in 1972 when he beat the Russian Boris Spassky in Iceland during the period of the cold war. Fischer was born…
As the successor trustee of a trust, executor of a will, or the administrator of an intestate estate (ie. no will or trust), one of your duties will be to pay all taxes due the federal government and the state of California. Personal Income Tax Returns Once someone has died,…
A simplified probate procedure may be possible with a spousal property petition. Such a petition can be used to transfer assets from the deceased spouse to the surviving spouse or domestic partner without the time and cost of a formal probate. The spousal property petition can be used if the…
If the value of an estate is less than $100,000, California law provides a way to transfer the assets of the decedent without formal probate. The procedure is outlined in Probate Code section 13100, a process sometimes called a “small estate affidavit.” This method can be used to distribute assets…