Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

You can do probate through the mail and you can do it yourself. However, it will be quicker if you hire a good probate attorney. I encourage you to consider hiring an attorney. I am a certified specialist in probate law who performs probates throughout California. All Court "appearances" are by Court Call so I do not have to actually travel to the Court. You will not find a more efficient attorney than me! I have been doing this for 15 years. My firm has been here for 30 years! -John

Unfortunately, the threshhold amount in California is $100,000 so there is no way to avoid Probate, unless your Uncle had a trust set up, note that a will is not enough to avoid Probate. You can learn a little more about the Probate process on one of our firm's sites located at No-Probate.com.

As attorney Palley stated, you CAN do this yourself, but Probate is a difficult and complex area of law that is best left to specialists, such as his firm and ours.

On a good note, the fees for Probate are paid by the estate at the end of the Probate process.

If you would like to discuss this matter further in a more private forum, please feel free to contact me directly at the email address provided by LawGuru or through our firm�s website located at PasadenaEstatePlanning.com

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