Template:CA Probate Intro

The county clerk is usually the custodian of probate records, which include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. They may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. For online records and more information, see California Probate Records.