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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 cost and DE-221 process explained. Learn typical court fees, when no additional fee is due in a pending probate, notice rules, and how surviving spouses transfer community property.
California double step-up in basis. Learn how community property eliminates capital gains taxes and saves heirs thousands.
Transfer a California home under $750,000 without probate. Learn the 2025 AB 2016 rules, requirements, and step-by-step process.
How a California TOD deed avoids probate on your home: two-witness + notary rules, the 60-day recording deadline, revocation, and Prop 19 tax impact.
California trust administration after death. Learn trustee duties, timelines, required notices, and how it differs from probate.
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