Estate Administration

A Parent Dies With a House in California. Does It Have to Go Through Probate?

Sep 24, 2026

Your parent has passed away, and now you are trying to sort through everything they left behind. Among the paperwork, accounts, and personal belongings, one question may feel especially urgent: what happens to the house? Maybe your parent had a will. Maybe you are not sure whether there was a trust. Or perhaps you simply know the home is still titled in your parent's name and someone has told you that means the family has...