Probate is a very expensive, time-consuming — and completely avoidable — legal process.
This table should give you an idea of how expensive probate can be:
|
Property Value
|
Avoidable Probate Fees
|
|
$300,000
|
$18,000
|
|
$400,000
|
$22,000
|
|
$500,000
|
$26,000
|
|
$1,000,000
|
$46,000
|
Calculated using California's current probate fee schedule.