Inherited Property

California sets no single deadline to open probate, but a 30-day rule for the will itself and a one-year creditor clock make delay costlier than most heirs expect.

If you’ve been named successor trustee of a California trust that owns a house, you likely can sell it without probate court — but that authority comes with fiduciary duties that carry personal liability.

Three ways to turn an inherited Los Angeles home into cash, compared side by side on net proceeds, time and work, plus the LA transfer taxes, 9A report and Prop 19 details that change the math.

A spousal property petition can clear title to the house in months instead of the 9 to 18 months full probate takes. Here is what it costs and covers.

Yes, but only if the life tenant and remainderman both sign. Here is how a life estate sale actually works in California, and what it does to your taxes.

Inheriting a house through a California transfer on death deed skips probate, but it comes with personal debt exposure and a title-insurance delay that can stall a quick sale.

You can sell a house with a reverse mortgage in California, but heirs face a tight HUD deadline and a fast, non-judicial foreclosure track if they miss it.

An inherited San Diego house turns on two questions first: how title was held and whether it sits in the Coastal Zone. Here is how probate, Prop 19 and coastal permits fit together.

What Orange County heirs need to settle before a sale: how title was held, whether probate applies, the Prop 19 filing deadline and co-heir disputes.