Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

my mom has 30 acres in montana, but died in her home state of calif, where do we do the probate?


Asked on 7/02/12, 4:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jennifer Rouse Meissner Joseph & Palley

If she did not have a trust, then the probate of real property must occur in Montana where it is located. However, a probate will most likely have to be opened first in California and then the Montana probate is an ancillary probate for the assets owned in Montana. Did she own property - personal or real - in California?

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Answered on 7/02/12, 4:50 pm


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