Live one-state intensive · practical training, not CLE
California estate planning course for attorneys
Learn the California-specific authority and workflow behind wills, succession, trusts, financial powers, healthcare decisions, execution and implementation. Work through source-linked reading, fictional files, written exercises and scored checks without being tested on another state.
One-time payment · lifetime access and updates · state preselected · enter email, pay, then create your account
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What the California track includes
Lessons
6
Active study
About 8 hours
Knowledge checks
24
Case-work tasks
24
California course syllabus
California: identify the property before calculating succession
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
California: audit wills and later family changes
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
California: separate trust creation, funding and amendment authority
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
California: build separate financial and healthcare authority maps
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
California: execute the right document and track what changed
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
California capstone: reconcile the estate plan with the evidence
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Selected course authorities
These links show the source trail used by the published lessons. They are research starting points, not a substitute for checking current law and later amendments.
- California Family Code 760 — community-property starting rule
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Family Code 770 — separate-property categories
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 100 — community ownership at death
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 6401 — spouse's intestate share
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 6402 — remaining intestate estate
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 6110 — attested will execution
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 6112 — interested witnesses
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 21600 — property within omitted-family protections
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 21610 — later-married omitted spouse
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 21611 — omitted-spouse exceptions
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 21620 — later-born or adopted omitted child
Checked 2026-09-29
- California Probate Code 21621 — omitted-child exceptions
Checked 2026-09-29
Questions about the California course
Does this course cover only California?
Yes. This purchase opens the California track only. Its lessons, exercises and knowledge checks do not test the rules of other states.
How long is the California estate planning course?
Plan for about 8 hours of active study across 6 lessons, including source reading, case workshops, knowledge checks and revision. Pace varies.
Is this course accredited for CLE credit?
No. Estateur courses are practical attorney training and do not provide CLE credit, specialist certification or a guarantee of competence.
What does the $499 purchase include?
The one-time $499 purchase includes lifetime access to the California track and its future updates. It does not unlock the other 49 state tracks.
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