The informational video on our main page on this topic makes reference to a packet of documents – the contents of that document “packet” are provided below.

These forms are provided as a courtesy, and you must be sure to confirm the forms are the most recent version available through the Judicial Council website, County Assessor website, or any other source from which these documents are originally retrieved.

Superior Court Filing Fee

If you want to ask the court to waive your Superior Court filing fees for any of the procedures described in the information video, you can use forms FW-001 Request to Waive Court Fees and FW-003 – Order on Fee Waiver

Forms Described in Video

Please note: There is no procedure which will require all of these forms.  This is the complete set given by Ms. Dodds in her video – if the procedures she describes in her video are appropriate for you, you will need some of these documents.

1. Blank Affidavit – Death of Joint Tenant    –   CLICK HERE for an instructional video on how to complete this document.
2. Chart of Relationships
3. Consanguinity chart
4. CA Intestate Succession Summary
5. Blank Affidavit – Surviving Spouse or Domestic Partner   –  CLICK HERE  for instructions to complete the Affidavit
6. Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property Under Probate Code § 13100 – Editable
7. DE-160 – Inventory and Appraisal partly filled
8. Change In Ownership Statement – Death of Real Property Owner
9. DE-161 – Inventory and Appraisal Attachment
10. DE 305 Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value
11. Recording Cover Sheet Affidavit Small Value
12. Preliminary Change of Ownership Report
13. DE – 310 Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property
14. DE-120 – Notice of Hearing – Decedent’s Estate or Trust
15. VERIFIED SUPPLEMENT –  CLICK HERE to visit our page with instructions on the use of the Verified Supplement
16. DE-315 – Order Determining Succession to Real Property
17. Recording Cover Sheet for Order Determining Succession
18. DE-221 – Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition
19. Attachment 7 for Spousal Property Petition
20. Index To Spousal Property Petition
21. DE-226 – Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Order
22. Recording Cover Sheet Spousal Order
23. DE-131 – Proof of Subscribing Witness
24. DE-135 – Proof of Holographic Instrument
25. ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST IN ESTATE
26. KERN County Form BOE-19-G for 2024
27. KERN County Form BOE-19-P for 2024
28. KERN County Form BOE-58-AH for 2024
29. KERN County Form BOE-58-G for 2024
30. Declaration of Diligent Search and Request to Dispense With Notice
31. DE-300 – Maximum Values for Small Estate Set-Aside & Disposition of Estate Without Administration