Santa Clara /self-help/self-help-topics/self-help-probate

Source: https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/self-help/self-help-topics/self-help-probate

Self-Help Probate

Self-Help Probate

Probate cases can be about:

children (like adoption and guardianship cases)

adults who can't represent themselves (conservatorship cases)

handling the estates of people who have died (property transfer)

planning for your old age and death (trusts and power of attorney)

Probate cases are heard in Downtown Superior Court in San Jose. See Probate cases online at the Case Information Portal .

Related Links

Probate Division Home Page

Probate Neutrals

Local Probate Rules of Court

Probate Advance Case Status Reports

California Courts Self-Help Guide for Probate

Guía sobre la corte testamentaria

California State Bar brochure:

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law

Conservatorship

Conservatorship Information

Guardianship

Guardianship Information

Name Change or Name/Gender Change

Name Change or Name/Gender Change Information

Stepparent Adoption Information

Stepparent Adoption Information

Establishing a Fact of Birth, Death and Marriage

Establishing a Fact of Birth, Death and Marriage