California law provides for a “fill-in-the-blanks” will form. The will form is designed for single, married or divorce people with relatively small estates. This form can be printed out from the California legislative website click here.
For more information, read the following State Bar of California pamphlets:
In cases in which the estate value is $150,000 or less, probate may not be required. These resources contain information about small estate probate procedures in California:
California Decendant Estate Practice (CEB), Reading Room (RR KFC210 .C35 2009) or electronically on the library computers using CEB OnLaw
To find information online about small estate probate procedures, you can start the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, click here. More information about small estate probate procedures as well as instructions for filling out the forms and step-by-step guide walking you through the process can be found on the Sacramento County Public Law Library’s website click here.
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