San Diego — Public Administrator

Source: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/ais/Services/Public-Administrator.html

CALL CENTER: 800-339-4661

Public Administrator

Public Administrator/Public Guardian protects and manages the estates

of decedents and at-risk individuals who are unable to make decisions.

The Public Administrator administers estates of persons who die with

no will or without an appropriate person to act as an administrator;

protects the decedent’s property from waste, loss or theft and ensures

the estate is administered according to the decedent’s wishes.

Public Administrator

The Public Administrator is charged with investigating and

administering the estates of persons who die with no will, or without

an appropriate person willing or able to act as an administrator. The

Public Administrator has the same duties and functions as private

administrators which include:

Protecting the decedent's property from waste, loss or

theft

Making appropriate funeral and burial arrangements

Conducting thorough investigations to discover all of the

decedent's assets

Collecting all dues owed to the

estate

Ensuring all estate benefits are applied for and

received

Paying the decedent's bills and taxes

Ensuring the estate is administered according to the decedent's

wishes

Locating persons entitled to inherit from the estate

and ensuring these individuals receive their inheritance and

maintaining a fully documented audit trail to make certain that each

and every asset is accounted for and distributed appropriately

In the County of San Diego, the Public Administrator also serves as

the Public Guardian, but the functions of each program are distinct.

Services provided by the Office of the Public Administrator/Public

Guardian are authorized by California Statute and monitored by the

Probate Division of the Superior Court of California.

Referrals to the Public Administrator

To make a Public Administrator referral, please complete the

online Request

for Public Administrator Investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Us

Public Administrator's Office

5560 Overland Ave, Suite 310

San Diego, CA 92123

✆ 800-339-4661

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