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 -transfer community property to a surviving spouse or -domestic partner -pay bills and taxes -distribute property left through trusts The completely updated 17th edition explains the latest laws, estate taxes and forms for the current year. List of Forms Judicial Council Forms DE-111 Petition for Probate DE-120 Notice of Hearing DE-121 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate DE-131 Proof of Subscribing Witness DE-135 Proof of Holographic Instrument DE-140 Order for Probate DE-147 Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative DE-147S Confidential Supplement to Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative DE-150 Letters DE-157 Notice of Administration to Creditors DE-160 Inventory and Appraisal DE-161 Inventory and Appraisal Attachment DE-165 Notice of Proposed Action DE-174 Allowance or Rejection of Creditor's Claim DE-221 Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition DE-226 Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Order DE-270 Ex Parte Petition for Authority to Sell Securities and Order DE-305 Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value ($20,000 or Less) DE-310 Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property (Estates of $100,000 or Less) DE-315 Order Determining Succession to Real Property Non-Judicial Council Forms Declaration Regarding Property Passing to Decedent's Surviving Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner Under Probate Code § 13500 Who Inherits Under the Will? Schedule of Assets Notification by Trustee Affidavit -- Death of Joint Tenant Affidavit -- Death of Trustee Affidavit -- Death of Spouse Affidavit -- Death of Domestic Partner Affidavit -- Death of Spouse or Domestic Partner-Survivorship Community Property Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property Under California Probate Code §§ 13100-13106 Deed to Real Property Probate Case Cover Sheet -- Certificate of Grounds for Assignment to District (L.A. County) Application and Order Appointing Probate Referee (L.A. County) Change in Ownership Statement (Death of Real Property Owner) (L.A. County) Affidavit or Declaration for Final Discharge and Order (L.A. County) Preliminary Change of Ownership Report