Probate

California Probate Quick Over View

Monday, June 18th, 2018

In California a set of laws determine how a decedent’s assets are transferred and how a decedent’s debts are paid. This set of laws is referred to as the “Probate Code.” Courts that enforce the probate code are referred to as probate courts. This blog post by Mark W. Bidwell, a licensed attorney in California, […]

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Options for the Post Death Transfer of California Real Property

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

Post death transfer of real property is by either planning ahead or letting the laws of California take their course. Examples of planning are; trusts, joint ownership, life time transfers and transfer on death deeds. No planning relies on the laws of intestacy and probate administration. Intestacy law identifies who is the next of kin. […]

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Lifetime transfers compared to post death transfers of real property

Friday, December 1st, 2017

In anticipation of death an owner of California real property can either gift while living the property or plan by Will or trust for the transfer to occur after death. In California property taxes are assessed at about one percent of the purchase price of the real property plus nominal annual increases. This is the […]

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How to Begin Probate of a Will in California

Friday, February 26th, 2016

Probate begins with filing a Petition for Probate for a hearing and to provide notice of the hearing.

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California Real Property Ownership Change from Deceased Parent to Child

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

This post explains how a child obtains ownership of a parent’s real property after his or her parent has died. This post also explains how a child can reduce property tax and reduce capital gains tax.

Tags: Parent to Child, probate, Real property post death transfers

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