Probate is an antiquated term that simply means to prove-up a decedent’s Will.  It is a Court process where a decedent’s assets are gathered, creditors are paid, heirs are identified and located, and the assets distributed either according to the decedent’s Will or by statute if a decedent died without a Will (referred to as

Every California probate requires a host of forms to start, administer, and complete successfully.  In lawyer talk, these forms are for “decedent’s estates,” which also means probate estates.  Anytime any assets pass through probate, these are some of the forms that are used to navigate the probate process (these are the most commonly used California probate