Community Property Confirmation
A petition asking the court to confirm that community property passes to the surviving spouse.
Spousal Property Petition Preparation
Petitions asking the court to confirm property passing to a surviving spouse, prepared from your details.
- Registered Legal Document Assistant
Our Services
Spousal Property Forms We Prepare
Separate Property Transfer
A petition prepared from the details you provide when property is claimed as the survivor's own.
House Transfer to Spouse
The petition and attachments prepared when a surviving spouse wants the court to confirm a home passes to them.
Why Us
Paperwork for the Surviving Spouse
A surviving spouse may be able to ask the court to confirm property without a full estate case. We prepare the petition and attachments from the facts you give us, and you decide whether to file.
- Facts Come From You
- Scope and Fees Explained First
- You Decide Whether to File
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Form DE-221, Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petition, asks the court to find that property passes to the surviving spouse or partner without administration, or belongs to them. We prepare it from the details you provide.
It is a separate petition. Whether it applies to your property is a legal question we cannot answer. We prepare what you direct, and the court decides the petition at a hearing.
The law says that 40 days after a spouse's death, the survivor may sell or dispose of real property the couple owned together, and may record an affidavit stating the facts that give that right. We prepare the documents you direct.
Joint tenancy has its own procedure. Community property with right of survivorship, in deeds on or after July 1, 2001, passes to the surviving spouse without administration using the same procedures as joint tenancy. We can prepare an affidavit of death if you direct us to.
No, we do not determine which procedure a person qualifies for or recommend legal strategies. You decide which petition to prepare, and the court makes the final decision.
Where We Work
Spousal Property Petition Across California
Our Spousal Property Petition service is available across California, with appointments at our Arroyo Grande and Lancaster offices and remote service statewide.
- Arroyo Grande, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Santa Maria, CA
- Lancaster, CA
- Palmdale, CA
- Ridgecrest, CA
- Grover Beach, CA
- Pismo Beach, CA
- Nipomo, CA
- Atascadero, CA
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Get in Touch
Request a Spousal Property Petition Quote
Tell us what property is involved and who the surviving spouse is, and we will explain how we prepare it and the scope and fees.
- Survivor Petitions Prepared
- Appointments in Arroyo Grande or Lancaster
- Fees Confirmed in Writing