The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Office in San Bernardino, CA is a government agency responsible for administering decedents' estates, including collecting and safeguarding assets, paying debts, and distributing remaining assets to those legally entitled. They also have the authority to take possession or control of a decedent's property if it is at risk of loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation.
The Public Administrator division of the Sheriff-Coroner Office promptly petitions for appointment as the personal representative of an estate when no other person with higher priority has done so. They also accept appointments as the personal representative of estates as ordered by the court or as provided in the Probate Code. Additionally, they conduct searches for other property, wills, and instructions for the disposition of the decedent's remains, taking appropriate action based on their findings.
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