How Much Does it Cost to File a Spousal Property Petition in Riverside County?

The cost for filing a Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition is less than a Petition for Probate as there are not as many documents to file, or requirements to complete this type of case. Here is a list of fees:

Petition filing fee: Filing a Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition requires a filing fee of $450.00 payable to the Riverside Superior Court. Unlike the filing fee for the traditional Petition for Probate, this fee will be paid once, only when the petition is first filed.  The reason is that there is only one hearing needed for the Spousal or […]

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HOW TO PREPARE AN INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL FOR A SIMPLE ESTATE

For most probate cases, the Inventory and Appraisal form (DE-160) is filed in probate court once. For a simple estate, administrated by someone who is representing themselves IN PRO PER, it is not hard to prepare the form with a complete and correct itemization of the assets for the probate referee to use and for the court to file. These instructions are for a decedent’s simple estate, where this form will be filed once with a complete list of assets to that make up the estate.

The Inventory and Appraisal is comprised of no less than 2 pages. In the top […]

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Joint Physical Custody or Sole Physical Custody – What is the Norm?

First of all, what is the difference between joint physical custody and sole physical custody. Charles E. Sherman, author of “How to Do Your Own Divorce in California” explains it simply like this:

“Joint custody” means both joint physical and joint legal custody.
“Joint physical custody” that each parent shall have significant periods of physical custody to be arranged to assure the child of frequent and continuing contact with both parents.
“Joint legal custody” means that both parents shall share the right to responsibility of making decisions relating to the child’s health, education, and welfare. (Non-custodial parent does not have […]

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JUST DOCUMENT PREPARTION MARKS 20 YEARS OF HELPING LEGAL CONSUMERS

The business offers a lower cost legal alternative to the traditional attorney service. “We help consumers stay in control of their legal matters while saving them thousands of dollars”. The majority of the business focuses on divorce and other family law document preparation, uncontested probates and living trusts. Documents for adoptions, deeds, guardianships, conservatorships, and other court filings are also prepared. Most clients never see the inside of a courthouse. Independent paralegal services to attorneys are also offered.

Annette Gomez founded the business in 1996. Just Doc Prep is staffed with bonded and registered legal document assistants, a state law requirement. […]

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Proof of Service of Summons – Joinder CalPERS

As stated in our article “CalPERS Joinder Overview”, after a joinder is filed with the court and served on CalPERS, a proof of service is completed and filed with the court. Below is some general information about the proof of service on joinder for CalPERS.

What information is on the Proof of Service of Joinder: All proof of services of a Joinder filed in California usually include, but are not limited to, the following:  The name of the documents that were served on CalPERS, The method of service (personal, mail, substituted…..), The date and time of the service, details about the […]

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