Handling Probate Court Forms
Updated: 6/20/05
If the below instructions
do not work on your computer, then just disregard, and then go
to California Probate Forms - click
here (under forms - Probate - Decedents Estates), and then
use the "fillable
pdf format" - fill in the form with the information and
data provided below, and print it out, and then send your forms
by fax to Prof. Lampert - (818)385-0367 - Do not mail through
the regular mail, it just takes too long for this accelerated
course (Summer 2005). If you have MS Word, the documents can be
word processed in MS Word and then attached as an attachment to
the assignment box under assignments. You can also download a
plug-in called "omni" through AmericanLegalnet, and
that will allow you to work on forms, save them, and attach them.
Unless you are pretty good with the computer DO NOT try to do
this. Also Please do not contact American Legal Net about that
program. They provide this service to our program free, and instead
contact Prof. Lampert or Jordan on how to do this.
1. First Download the following file "omni" by
clicking here. Then once you have saved the file, then go
to the file where you saved it, and click on it. Then click on
setup/next/yes, then check the box "set up for use as a separate
helper application", then click on next, and the files will
be copied over to your computer hard drive as a "stand alone
program. It will say "set up is copying files to your computer"
2.Then I recommend you turn your computer off and then on again,
click on start/programs/caera applications/and omniform internet
filler. If it then says open file, it is working properly.
3. Then go to http://profj.us/legalresearch,
to read how to use American Legal Net. You will need to get the
forms from that website to work on with the "omin" program
you just downloaded.
4. Go to http://americanlegalnet.com,
Then click on product services on left side of the page, then
on upper right of page, California Judicial Council Forms, it
will then ask you for username and password, type in username
("lawteacher"), and password ("lamc"), then
click to login, and then click on California Court Forms, and
in category, click on "probate decedents estates", and
click, it will then list the various forms you need, and go to
the form you need to work on.
5. When you open the form you will see yellow spaces, and
those are called "fields", and fill in those yellow
fields with the information required for the form. (If you do
not see the yellow spaces or fields the program is not installed
properly. Do NOT spend a lot of time trying to make this program
work on your computer. It is better time spent to work on the
"fillable"pdf files, print them out, then fax them to
Prof. Lampert.
6. Look under #4 and #5 under the etudes "classroom"
for the set of facts you are to use for each of the forms, and
the forms themselves. All of the forms require you to use the
"correct Court Address and location". Here are the Court Locations.
This will also help you the "Filing
Locator". You absolutely MUST have the correct location
of the Probate Court. Prof. Lampert will not accept any of your
forms if they do not have the CORRECT COURT Address. To determine
the correct court address, "hint" - look at the Mickey
Facts. Also look at the Probate
Process.
Follow the Court Rules in preparing
your papers,
Good Luck.
Prof. Jordan