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Location and Address of Alameda County Probate Court in Berkeley. The Probate Court Location for Alameda County is currently in the City of Berkeley, CA. The Berkeley Courthouse is located at 2120 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, Departments 201-202.
Alameda County has courts in ten different locations. Here is a rundown of the locations of each courthouse in Alameda County.
Taken together and under California law, the proper court to bring a probate of a deceased person's estate will be the Superior Court or the Probate Court/Probate Division of the County where the decedent was domiciled.
File the case in the county where the person who died (the decedent) lived. If the decedent lived outside of California but died owning property in California, file the case in the California county where the decedent owned property.
Claims Against The County The Claim Against the County of Alameda (PDF - 18kb) Claim form can be obtained by selecting the link, or in person at the Clerk of the Board, 1221 Oak Street, Room 536, Oakland, CA 94612. For other questions, please call the Risk Management Unit at (510) 272-6920 or tie-line 2-6920.
Ing to California law the personal administrator of an estate must complete the probate process within one year from the date of their appointment, unless required to file a federal estate tax. In these types of situations, the maximum length of probate is 18 months.
Open a case You (the person who starts the case) are called the “petitioner." You must file forms with the court to “open probate.” You file a Petition for Probate (form DE-111) along with other court forms. File the case in the county where the person who died (the decedent) lived.
California law mandates that probate be completed within one year of an executor or administrator being appointed to their role by the court. Typically it takes 12 to 18 months, though, and large or complex estates can take even longer. Executors or administrators can file extensions to resolve any complications.
Applying for a grant of probate Generally speaking, it should take between four weeks and three months to apply for a grant of probate. The amount of time it might take for you depends on a number of factors, including: Whether there is an inventory present within the will. The size and intricacy of the estate.