If you die without a will, your house and other assets go to probate court; it’s up to the court’s discretion what fees they charge, and they don’t have any accountability to the next of kin; they can take the whole value of the estate before the family knows what’s happening.
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According to the protestors I spoke to, the most frequent victims of this state-sponsored theft are black families.
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The court system here doesn’t have enough funding to fulfill all its duties, so they use fees like these as a revenue source — at the expense of innocent citizens who don’t even know this is a thing.
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I was given a thick packet full of newspaper clippings, which I skimmed; I don’t know how many people are affected but I think it’s very likely true that many people have lost their homes this way.
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This fits my understanding as well. Estates above a certain size threshold (hundreds of thousands) automatically go to court. If you plan to live and die in California, it’s a huge benefit to get a revokable trust set up for all of your assets, as it solves the inheritance issue.
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