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January 8, 2009

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How to Probate an Estate in California
enlarge	Author: Julia Nissley Publisher: NOLO Category: Book List Price: ~~$49.99~~ Buy New: $27.50 You Save: $22.49 (45%) Buy New/Used from $25.93 Avg. Customer Rating: (16 reviews) Sales Rank: 108219 Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Paperback Edition: 19 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 446 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4 Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 1 ISBN: 1413307604 Dewey Decimal Number: 346.794052 EAN: 9781413307603 ASIN: 1413307604 Publication Date: March 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews: Product Description Covers the entire California probate process, from deciphering a will to tackling taxes. If you need to wrap up the affairs of a deceased family member or friend in California, you can save attorney fees by handling the probate process yourself. How to Probate an Estate in California is the only book that provides all the forms, tips and step-by-step instructions you'll need to settle a loved one's estate. You may even be able to handle the whole process by mail, without setting foot in the courthouse. Learn how to: read a will determine who inherits property if there is no will handle probate paperwork collect life insurance and other benefits transfer community property to a surviving spouse or domestic partner pay bills and taxes distribute property left through trusts Even if you hire a lawyer to do the probate paperwork, this book will help you understand the process so that you can make informed decisions and communicate intelligently with the attorney about the estate. Why spend over $13,000 on a lawyer to probate a $500,000 estate, when you can do almost all of it on your own? The 19th edition is completely updated with current probate and tax information. FORMS: Appendix B: Judicial Council Forms DE-111 Petition for Probate DE-120 Notice of Hearing DE-121 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate DE-121(MA) Attachment to Notice of Petition to Administer Estate DE-131 Proof of Subscribing Witness DE-135 Proof of Holographic Instrument DE-140 Order for Probate DE-147 Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative DE-147S Confidential Supplement to Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative DE-150 Letters DE-157 Notice of Administration to Creditors DE-160 Inventory and Appraisal DE-161 Inventory and Appraisal Attachment DE-165 Notice of Proposed Action DE-174 Allowance or Rejection of Creditor's Claim DE-221 Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition DE-226 Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Order DE-270 Ex Parte Petition for Authority to Sell Securities and Order DE-295 Ex Parte Petition for Final Discharge and Order DE-305 Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value ($20,000 or Less) DE-310 Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property (Estates of $100,000 or Less) DE-315 Order Determining Succession to Real Property (Estates of $10,000 of Less) Appendix C: Non-Judicial Council Forms Declaration Regarding Property Passing to Decedent's Surviving Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner Under Probate Code #13500 Who Inherits Under the Will? Schedule of Assets Notification by Trustee Affidavit -- Death of Joint Tenant Affidavit -- Death of Trustee Affidavit -- Death of Spouse Affidavit -- Death of Domestic Partner Affidavit -- Death of Spouse or Domestic Partner--Survivorship Community Property Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property Under California Probate Code #13100-13106 Deed to Real Property Probate Case Cover Sheet-- Certificate of Grounds for Assignment to District (L.A. County) Application and Order Appointing Probate Referee (L.A. County) Change in Ownership Statement (Death of Real Property Owner) (L.A. County) Preliminary Change of Ownership Report

Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews... A Life Preserver in a Difficult Time November 16, 2008 When a close relative passed away very unexpectedly, this book helped guide me through all the legal issues. In a very difficult time, it truly helped keep me afloat in a sea of the unknown. Great, great help to me. June 27, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful My Mother passed away and we thought all the paperwork was in order and it was not. I got this book from Amazon and it has outlined every detail and possible stituation. I went and got all the forms and and in the middle of probate right now. Very, very well written for a simple probate case and non complicated estates. If there are people who will contest the will or complicated properties, business deals; most likely, you will need a lawyer and probating yourself will not work. But if it is very clear and simple, you can probabe yourself. Great book, worh every penny spent on it. Excellent Book April 22, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This book really helped my wife go through the probate process for her mother's estate. Highly recommended book! practical book November 5, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This is a great book for going through the probate process. It takes you through the entire process and explains all the jargon. The only problem I had with it is that if your probate includes anything which is a little out-of-the-ordinary, e.g., heirs/beneficiaries who may contest the will, it does not help. However, one book cannot cover 100% of the possible cases. This book probably covers 95% of the probate cases and is helpful even if you are one of the "odd-cases" and you are not familiar with the probate process. The BEST book on probate in California March 3, 2007 4 out of 4 found this review helpful If you can only purchase one book on probate in California, this book should be your first stop. I am in the process of probating my mother's estate and I will save at least $20,000 by using this book. There a dozens of forms, tips and tons of information on the subject. If you are motivated and organzed, this is the guide to help you avoid the high cost of attorneys in probate. I cannot urge you STRONGLY enough to use this book as your guide to probate in California.

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