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Probate Videos, Free Clinics & Other Legal Resources

This section offers information regarding resources and legal assistance for probate matters.

Free Clinics and Legal Assistance

Legal Resources

If you are in need of legal assistance in addition to the clinics listed above, click HERE for further information.

Self Help Services for Self Represented Parties

Click HERE for further information.

Conservatorship Matters

If you are going to file - or have already filed a conservatorship petition for an adult or soon-to-be adult with developmental disabilities and you do not have a lawyer, you may be eligible for legal assistance. Click HERE for further information.

Sample Limited Conservatorship Forms, please click here

Click on the link(s) below for video instruction on completing forms for Citation, Proof of Service, Order, and Letters in Conservatorship matters:

NOTE: These instructions do not provide legal advice or take the place of consulting with a lawyer.

GC-320; POS-015; GC-340; GC-350

Decedents Estate - Clearing Your Probate Notes

Click on the language to watch video: (English; Farsi; Korean; Mandarin; Spanish; Vietnamese; Arabic )

Guardianship Matters

If you have filed a guardianship petition and do not have a lawyer, you may be eligible for free legal assistance if you meet certain age, disability or income requirements. Click HERE (English) for further information.

How Do I Give Notice on a Probate Guardianship Case Video

Click here to watch Probate Guardianship Case Video

Elder Abuse Matters

If you are going to file for an Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order, or want to respond to an Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order, click HERE for further information.

EA-100 Walkthrough - Completing a Request for Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order Video.

Click Here WATCH EA-100 Walkthrough VIDEO

Probate Notes

If you need assistance to check and clear your probate notes,

Click Here For English

Click Here For Spanish

Click Here For Vietnamese

Probate - Completing Your Order for Probate, Letters, and Duties & Liabilities

After the Court grants your Petition for Probate at your hearing, you must complete an Order for Probate for the judge to sign. You must also complete Letters and Duties & Liabilities forms, including the Confidential Screening form for your Letters to "issue" so that you may have the authority to take the necessary actions to administer the estate. Click on the link(s) for guidance on completing the forms. NOTE: These instructions do not provide legal advice or take the place of consulting with a lawyer.

DE-140 DE-147 DE-147S DE-150 L-1450

Related Information

California Courts

California Courts Self Help Center

Fees & File Information

PROBATE DIVISION QUICK LINKS

Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation

Probate Conservatorship Accounting Portal

Probate Examiner Notes & Email Questions or Continuances

Probate Fee Payment Portal

Instruction Videos, Free Clinics, and Other Legal Resources

Ex Parte Procedures

Probate/Mental Health Resources

Preparing for Court

Probate Court Services

eFiling

Online Conservatorship Orientation – English

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Spanish

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Vietnamese

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Arabic

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Farsi

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Korean

Online Conservatorship Orientation – Mandarin

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