PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR/GUARDIAN CONSERVATOR

​PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

The Public Administrator (PA) investigates and may administer the estates of persons who die with no will or without an appropriate person willing or able to act as administrator.
​The Public Administrator has the same duties and functions as private administrators. They are to:
  • ​​Protect the decedent's property from waste, loss or theft.
  • Make appropriate burial arrangements.
  • Conduct thorough investigations to discover all assets.
  • Ensure that the estate is administered according to the decedent's wishes.
  • Pay decedent's bills and taxes.
  • Locate persons entitled to inherit from the estate and ensure that these individuals receive their inheritance

​PUBLIC GUARDIAN / CONSERVATOR

​The Public Guardian (PG) or Public Conservator (PC) provides services required under the California Probate and Welfare & Insitution Codes when appointed by the court or upon its own petition. The PC/PG acts as the legally appointed guardian or conservator for persons found by the Superior Court to be unable to properly care for themselves or their finances or who connaot resist undue influence or fraud. Such persons usually suffer from severe mental illness or are older, frail, and vulnerable adults. The court may appoint a conservator of the person only, or of both the person and their estate.

Indigent Burial Program

All deceased persons shall be afforded a dignified burial commensurate with their pre-need arrangements and/or ability to pay. When the responsibility for disposition becomes the duty of the County of Imperial, the decedent's evidenced intent is to take priority. The Imperial County Indigent Burial program has been designed to help families who, at this difficult time are financially unable to pay for a funeral. Upon approval, applicants are limited to direct burial or direct cremation. The County does not supplement funds already available to the family or decedent for funeral arrangements.

ESTATE Sales

Sale of Personal Property:  This is updated on a continuous basis as Estate Sale Information becomes available for Public Notice.  Please check back on a periodic basis for current postings.