California Affidavit of Heirship

The California Affidavit of Heirship is used by administrators to determine ownership of real and personal property in the estate of a deceased relative, especially if the property was not specified in the decedent’s will or there is no will at all. The determination must be started in the county of California where the decedent lived. The affidavit will then be filed in the county’s official land records office. See California Probate Code §§ 13100 – 13116 for more details.

How to Write

Step 1 – Download in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word (.doc).

Step 2 – Fill-in the following blanks respectively:

• Identify all heirs of the estate
• Your legal name and address
• List your relationship with the decedent
• Timeline of relationship
• Name of any/all spouses including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)
• Name of any/all children including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)
• Name of any/all grandchildren including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)
• Name of any/all parents including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)
• Name of any/all brothers & sisters including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)
• Name of any/all nieces & nephews including date(s) or marriage, divorce, and death (if any)

Step 3 – Sign the document and make sure to do so in front of a notary public.