Resources for Attorneys
Important Links
Complete List of California Government Services
(Assessor, Recorder, Tax Collector and Superior Courts)
California Resources
Understanding Property Tax Treatment of Trusts, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly
California Legislation 2015 Affecting Probate Estates, Trusts, Guardianships and Conservatorships by James R. Birnberg, Esq. (published with his consent)
California Controller’s Unclaimed Property Main Page
California Probate Referees Association
California State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
California State Board of Equalization Data Portal
California State Board of Equalization Proposed Changes to Property Tax Annotations
Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
State and Local Bar Associations
Los Angeles Area Resources
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office
National Resources
Download Sample Pleadings
All Sample Pleadings are in PDF Format
Click on a document title below to download.
- Order for Preliminary Distribution
- Petition for Order to Borrow
- Preliminary Distribution
- Waiver of Accounting
Download Forms and Checklists
All Forms & Checklists are in PDF format
Click on a document title below to download.
- Download Affidavit Community Prop
- Affidavit Death of Joint Tenant
- Affidavit for Beneficial Interest
- Download Affidavit For Deed In Lieu
- Affidavit of Death – Life Estate
- Old Republic Title
- Power of Attorney – General
- Probate Counter Offer
- Tax and Noticing Affidavit for Personal Rep
- Tax and Noticing Affidavit for Trustee
Document Downloads
All document downloads are in MS Word (.doc) format.
Click on a document title below to download.
- Grant Deed
- Quit Claim
- Installment Note
- Installment Note / Due on Sale
(for use with Deed of Trust containing Due on Sale provision) - Straight Note
- Straight Note / Due on Sale
(for use with Deed of Trust containing Due on Sale provision) - Deed of Trust – Assignment of Rents
- Deed of Trust – Assignment of Rents/Due on Sale
(for use with Note containing Due on Sale provision) - Request for Copy of Notice of Default
- Request for Notice of Delinquency
- Assignment of Deed of Trust
- Request for Full Reconveyance (Notary)
- Request for Full Reconveyance
- Power of Attorney (Special)
- Power of Attorney (General)
- Notice of Completion
- Confidential Statement of Information
- Confidential Statement of Information (Spanish)
- Preliminary Change of Ownership Report – PCOR
- Jurat
- Notary Fill In
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Do you have any suggestions for people in Northern California?