Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Re: Wills

If your wife is a beneficiary, they she will get notice. Make sure ex's family has your wife's address. You should also consider checking the court file to see if an estate has been open.

Re: Wills

There is no time limit for a probate, but they are usually filed close to the time of death in the county where the person died.If your wife is a named beneficiary in a probated will, then she'd be entitled to notice of a formal probate proceeding. The problem is that there may not be a formal probate, which would be problematic if your wife was going to receive only personal property (i.e. like a car). The only way to be sure would be to get an attorney to look into it for her to safeguard her potential rights.

Re: Wills

His assets must be distributed through a probate if there is a will, which is the only way an ex-girl friend would get anything. Check with the clerk of the probate court to see if a probate is opened. The will will be filed in the court file.