To help our clients more fully understand their estate planning issues, we have compiled the following links to self-help centers, California Bar estate planning tips, the California Probate Code, and local county courthouses. For personalized representation from an experienced attorney in your estate planning matter, contact Roxanne today.
California Statutes
California Legislative Counsel Law Codes
Contains a complete text of the current California Codes.
California Probate Code
Table of Contents with links to the specific codes.
Estate Planning Self-Help Centers
California Courts Self-Help Center: Duties of a Guardian of the Person
Self-Help site to help you better understand the duties of a guardian of the person.
California Courts Self-Help Center: Duties of a Conservator
Self-Help site to help you better understand the duties of a conservator.
California Courts Self-Help Center: Wills, Probate, Trusts, and Estates
Links to resources on estate planning including wills, probate, and trusts.
California State Bar Pamphlet Resources
How Can I find and Hire the Right Lawyer?
Tips on hiring a lawyer, where to go to find one, what should be in a fee agreement, finding the best match for a client's needs, and more.
Do I Need Estate Planning?
In conjunction with Do I Need a Living Trust? and Do I Need a Will?, this pamphlet offers easy-to-understand answers to questions about estate planning.
Do I Need a Will?
In conjunction with Do I Need a Living Trust? and Do I Need Estate Planning?, this pamphlet offers easy-to-understand answers to questions about wills and estate planning.
Do I Need a Living Trust?
In conjunction with Do I Need a Will? and Do I Need Estate Planning?, this pamphlet offers easy-to-understand answers to questions about living trusts and estate planning.
What Should I Know About Elder Abuse?
The growing state and national problem of elder abuse - from financial to physical - is creating new laws as well as new resources.
California State Resources
State of California
Contains links to state agencies and local government websites.
California's Administrative Office of the Courts
Contains a comprehensive listing of all California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions for the past 60 days, the rules of court in California, a vast supply of downloadable judicial council forms, the California Small Claims Court Information Center, and links to other websites, including those of local California courts.
California Legislative Counsel
Contains a list of pending bills before the legislature and the status thereof and offers a service which will notify subscribers of action on specified bills via email.
California Office of Administrative Law
Provides a list of the California Code of Regulations.
California Secretary of State
Contains information regarding elections and the results thereof as well as a list of process servers.
State Bar of California
Includes recent ethics opinions and membership records.
Superior Court of California Official County Websites
Alameda County
Alpine County
Amador County
Butte County
Calaveras County
Colusa County
Contra Costa County
Del Norte County
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Glenn County
Humboldt County
Imperial County
Inyo County
Kern County
Kings County
Lake County
Lassen County
Los Angeles County
Madera County
Marin County
Mariposa County
Mendocino County
Merced County
Modoc County
Mono County
Monterey County
Napa County
Nevada County
Orange County
Placer County
Plumas County
Riverside County
Sacramento County
San Benito County
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
San Francisco County
San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Shasta County
Sierra County
Siskiyou County
Solano County
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County
Sutter County
Tehama County
Trinity County
Tulare County
Tuolumne County
Ventura County
Yolo County
Yuba County