http://www.thelegalfixer.com Tax, Probate, Bankruptcy Law Offices Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thelegalfixer.com/2009/04/probate-and-trust-administration/ http://www.thelegalfixer.com/2009/04/probate-and-trust-administration/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:17:18 +0000 Steven Feldman http://www.theLegalFixer.com/?p=693 If you need to wrap up the affairs of a deceased family member or friend in California, these are the steps:

• read the will or trust to the heirs and beneficiaries

• determine who inherits property if there is no will

• file probate paperwork with the superior court

• inventory and appraise the property

• collect life insurance and other benefits

• transfer community property to a surviving spouse or domestic partner

• pay bills and taxes

• prepare an accounting

• distribute property left through trusts or to individual heirs

• get receipts from beneficiaries

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