Sonoma County Public Administrator records, 1927-1962

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Summary

Creators:
Sonoma County (Calif.). Public Administrator
Abstract:
This collection contains records of the Sonoma County Public Administrator.
Extent:
2 volumes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Official records of probates, recorded by the Sonoma County Public Administrator in two ledger books.

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Biographical / historical:

The Public Administrator, currently an office under Sonoma County Human Services, investigates referrals from a designated agency or person regarding personal decision-making, possessions and assets of adult Sonoma County residents who:

  • have died without a will or trust stating how their assets should be distributed or, there is no other person willing or able to act, or
  • may, as a result of a mental illness or inability to make decisions in their own best interests, require a conservator to manage their personal decision-making or financial affairs.
If the investigation shows the need for Sonoma County action, then a petition is filed with the California Superior Court in Sonoma County requesting staff have the authority to act as the administrator of the adult’s estate, or to act as the conservator of the impaired adult’s person and/or estate.

Upon investigation, the Public Administrator may legally petition to manage the assets of some residents who:

  1. die without a will or trust or
  2. have no other person able to act to administer the estate.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition DACS

Access and use

Location of this collection:
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US
Contact:
(707) 545-0831
digital@sonomalibrary.org
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