The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph Announce New Strategy Guide on "How to Avoid Probate in California" ...

When someone passes away in California and leaves behind assets, probate isn’t just a formality — it’s the law. But before anything happens in probate court, there’s a critical first step that many ...

Depending on the nature of any given asset, there are ways to avoid probate. Probate is the process of managing and distributing someone’s assets after they have died. For someone who dies with a will ...

Effective April 1, 2025, Assembly Bill 2016 (AB 2016) creates a new probate shortcut allowing primary residences in California, if certain conditions are met, to pass to the decedent’s ...