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California probate fees are set by statute: 4%, 3%, 2%, then 1% (Prob. Code 10800/10810). Attorney AND executor each earn it, so a $1M estate pays $46,000.
Every California probate DE form you need: petition (DE-111), Letters (DE-150), Inventory (DE-160), creditor claims, and small-estate forms. Free, source-cited.
The California probate process step by step: file DE-111, get Letters, notify creditors, and close the estate in 9-18 months. Forms, fees, and deadlines.
California probate referee fees and duties. Learn about the 0.1% fee, what assets they appraise, and the 60-day appraisal timeline.
California probate timeline 2025. Get current processing times, filing fees, threshold updates, and timeframes for each procedure.
Prop 19 inherited property rules. Learn the $1M exclusion, primary residence requirements, and how it affects California real estate.
California revocable living trust guide. Learn how trusts avoid probate, what they cost, how to fund them, and if a trust is right for you.
California small estate affidavit guide. Collect assets under $208,850 without probate using the affidavit procedure.
California spousal property petition (DE-221): court fees, when no fee is due in a pending probate, notice rules, and transferring community property.
California double step-up in basis. Learn how community property eliminates capital gains taxes and saves heirs thousands.
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