Yolo — Public Administrator

Source: https://yolocountysheriff.com/organization/public-administrator/

Public Administrator

The Public Administrator may handle the estates of those who die in Yolo County without a next of kin in California, without a will, when the family is unable to act, or when ordered by the Court.

The Public Administrator’s duties include:

Searching for the decedent’s family

Protecting decedent’s property from waste, loss, or theft

Making appropriate arrangements for burial

Conducting investigations to discover all decedent estate assets

Paying the decedent’s bills and taxes

Locating persons entitled to inherit from the decedent's estate and ensuring that these persons receive their inheritance

The Public Administrator also provides burial/cremation

services for indigent decedents who are residents of Yolo County.

Indigent Referral Form

(For hospitals, skilled nursing

facilities, or community agencies.)

Indigent Application

Indigent-Application-English or

Indigent-Application-Spanish (For family members.)

Yolo County Clerk-Recorder

For information on how to obtain a death certificate please visit the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder website

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Woodland, CA 95776

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Phone Numbers

Emergency: 911

Non-Emergency: 530-666-8282

Administration: 530-668-5280

Administration Fax: 530-668-5238

Detention (Main Jail): 530-668-JAIL

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