Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Inheritance
My mother-in-law had a stock
certificate for shares in a company.
When she died, she left all her
property to my wife. My wife never
transfered ownership of the
certificate to herself.
My wife recently passed away leaving
everything to me. What do I have to
do to transfer the stock certificate
into my name?
5 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Inheritance
Depends. Stock worth more or less than $100,000? If less than $100,000 can likely do small estate affidavits pursuant to probate code 13100. If more than $100,000 you will need to do a proabte for your mother in law and likely some sort of probate Court action for your wife (either a spousal property petition or full probate depending on a variety of facts). Call me if you would like to discuss in more detail. -John
Re: Inheritance
You will need to probate your mother's estate. It might be done in a summary manner depending on the value of the assets.
Re: Inheritance
You will need to probate your mother's estate. It might be done in a summary manner depending on the value of the assets.
Re: Inheritance
You will need to probate your mother's estate. It might be done in a summary manner depending on the value of the assets.
Re: Inheritance
You will need to probate her estate. It includes half of the community property and all of her separate property.
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