Looking up probate case files at the court building

[Javier Osuna]

Hey everyone,

Well, I have finally transitioned from the analysis stage to the 'doing' stage. Yesterday I made my first trip to the courthouse to get my feet wet. I went in and requested to have access to the probate files, which are considered public record. I was allowed into private room with computers (called a 'kiosk'), where I was able to look up real records of estates going thru this process. This was my first time doing this so please bear with me. I focused on those files whose title read: "Conservatorship of person and estate" and gathered data on these files... My core question is: How does one go about finding out whether a given estate has real property in it? I looked at every screen and document in the files and did not fine this information anywhere. Is calling the guardian or conservator of the estate the only way? an alternative would be to run a title look up based on the name of the decedent, but how would I know for sure if there is more than one person with that same name? Can someone please advise? Much appreciated.