Full Authority vs. Limited Authority: What Your Letters Allow
Every probate case produces a document called Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary, and buried in that document is one of the most consequential details in the entire sale: whether the personal representative has full or limited authority to sell real property. This single distinction d
Court Confirmation and Overbidding in a California Probate Sale
If you are selling a home through probate in California, you may already have an accepted offer and still not have a completed sale. Court confirmation sales carry a feature most buyers, and even many sellers, do not expect: after you accept an offer, the court holds a hearing where anyone else in t
The Probate Referee Appraisal Is Not Your Listing Price
When a home lands in probate, one number seems to define everything: the value the probate referee assigns. Families understandably treat this figure as an appraisal in the everyday sense, similar to what a lender's appraiser produces before a purchase loan closes. It is not the same thing. The prob
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