Probate

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Transferring Property When Someone Dies... (37 KB) (Prepared by the San Francisco ACCESS Center)
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, and Tagalog.

What Happens to Someone's Property When They Die? (131 KB) (Prepared by the San Francisco ACCESS Center)
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, and Tagalog.

Transferring Property When Someone Dies (23 KB) (prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura)

Supplement to Clear Probate Notes (rev. 08/2013) (prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)

Completing Your Order for Probate, Letters and Duties & Liabilities (rev. 08/2013) (prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)

After Your Order for Probate is Entered and Letters Issued You Need To... (rev. 08/2013) (prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)

Closing Your Probate Estate (rev. 08/2013) (prepared by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)

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Probate