Blog Posts in November, 2013

A living trust or an inter vivos trust is an estate litigation tool that enables the creator of the trust to transfer assets to beneficiaries without going through probate . It is a written agreement ...

Not all property go through probate . Assets that are part of a person's "non-probate estate" can be distributed outside the probate process. Life insurance or retirement benefits such as IRA's ...

In California, the personal representative and the attorney for the personal representative are allowed to take a statutory fee for ordinary services. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the ...

Distributing the estate After notices and communications have been properly handled, and the estate properly inventoried, the final step in the probate process is the distribution of estate property. ...

Notifying Creditors and the Public of Decedent's Death The next step in the probate process is notifying creditors and the public of decedent's death. This process provides an opportunity to those ...

The probate process typically include appointing a personal representative to file papers such as a Petition for Probate of Will with the probate court; notifying creditors and the public of ...