Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

time&probate

Is there a time limit on filing Probate, as long as I pay the property taxes how long can I wait to go through the process of probate??


Asked on 4/11/07, 6:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Donald Field Donald L. Field, Jr., Attorney at Law

Re: time&probate

there is no time within which probate must be filed, however anyone in possession of a will is required to lodge it with the superior court within 30 days of death.

see Probate Code Section 8200 through 8203 at:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=prob&codebody=&hits=20

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Answered on 4/11/07, 7:41 pm


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