It may not need a probate at all. Whether you qualify is arithmetic, not argument.
California allows smaller estates to be collected by affidavit, without opening a proceeding, once forty days have passed since the death. There is a separate route for real property of small value.
The thresholds change, and they are worth checking before you agree to anything. Ask whoever tells you a probate is required to show you the arithmetic.
What this involves
- Small estate affidavit for personal property
- Petition for real property of small value
- Working out whether the estate qualifies
- What is counted and what is not
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