Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Re: estate death bill question

As I understand it, you have never heard anything about it until just now, meaning they never attempted to contact before this point. If this is the case, then barring any written agreement to the contrary, the statute of limitations has most likely passed as to their ability to collect the judgement. If they have been actively trying to collect, or there extenuating circumstances, then it might be a different story.

You really don't want a trust and estate attorney on this. While the liability arose because of your father's death, the legal area that this falls under is really civil law. Most general practice attorneys would be able to handle this better then an estate planner.