How to Probate an Estate: California |  | Author: Julia P. Nissley
Publisher: NOLO
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Sales Rank: 4483486
Media: Paperback
Edition: 7th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 1
ISBN: 0873372026
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.794052
EAN: 9780873372022
ASIN: 0873372026
Publication Date: February 1993
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Book Description
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 supplies all the instructions, explanations and support you need. 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 *pay bills and taxes *distribute property left through trusts The 15th edition is completely revised to provide the latest estate tax laws,including how domestic partners can inherit property just like spouses, even without a will.
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"Written by probate paralegal Julia Nissley, this indispensable bestseller unravels how to settle a simple California estate without an attorney. How to Probate an Estate provides all the tearout forms and instructions one needs to: - read and understand a will - determine who gets property if there is no will - transfer property to a surviving spouse - collect life insurance and other benefits - change title of real estate, securities and other possessions into the names of the new owners - and much more"
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Great, great help to me. June 27, 2008
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
This book really helped my wife go through the probate process for her mother's estate. Highly recommended book!
practical book November 5, 2007
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 4, 2007
3 out of 3 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.
Indispensable. Beautifully written, thoughtfully compiled, and will save you a fortune. January 1, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
After my mother passed away and I was named executor, I discovered something: California's probate system is a massive, elaborate joke designed to make lawyers rich. It's incomprehensible how convoluted the process is, and how absolutely ZERO help is available. (The court clerks I turned to answered every question with this: "I can't tell you! I'm not a judge!" And, of course, it's not like you can contact a judge.) Imagine trying to file the tax returns for Microsoft without any training or instructions: that's just a hint of what you're in for here.
Armed with this book, though, I got through the process. And -- against all odds, and despite the ridiculous restrictions and obfuscations this laughable legal system imposes on people WHOSE PARENTS JUST DIED -- I got all the way through probate, saving something like $10,000 in legal fees.
So, if your estate doesn't have much money -- or the legal system just bugs the heck out of you, and you refuse to fling hard-earned money at those charlatans -- get this book and thank your lucky stars it exists.
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