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Santa Barbara: What is an estate?

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Santa Barbara: What is an estate?

Source: https://www.countyofsb.org/tt-public-administrator?contentId=beb8d4f5-825b-47f7-8992-6cb6c263b340

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An estate is any asset owned by an individual that has value. It may consist of cash or other personal property. An estate may or may not contain real property. Whatever the value of a decedent's estate, it must be properly distributed pursuant to the provisions of the California Probate Code.

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