California (CA) · San Francisco County
Probate in San Francisco County
Probate matters for a San Francisco County resident are filed with the San Francisco Superior Court — Probate Department. The court’s clerk publishes filing fees, local forms, and e-filing rules on its public website.
What you’ll do here
Filing the petition, attending any required hearing, and lodging the inventory and accounting all happen at the San Francisco Superior Court — Probate Department. The procedural shape mirrors what we describe in the California probate process guide; this page focuses on what makes San Francisco County specific.
Before you file
- Confirm the current filing fee directly with the court’s clerk. Counties revise fee schedules without much fanfare, and it’s faster to verify than to over-pay or under-pay.
- If the estate may qualify for a simplified procedure, see our California small-estate guide before you file the full petition.
- If you live in another state, see being executor from out of state for what you can typically handle remotely.
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