Q: I'm preparing an inventory for my father's estate. Do I have to include the car's Title (I cannot find it)
A: If the car is in the decedent's name, it is a fairly easy matter for the personal representative or executor to get a duplicate title at DMV; and, yes, unless the car was titled into a trust or otherwise not in the decedent's name, the car is part of the estate, though there are expedited procedures for conveying it if it is the sole asset or part of a small estate.
A: You don't need the title in the inventory itself but you will need it to transfer title to the appropriate beneficiary
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