Father passed about 90 days ago in California with no will or trust.

1. If a debt on the truck is still outstanding, then the creditor will almost surely repossess the vehicle.

2. However, if the truck has been paid off and the current debt is only on the credit cards, then most likely creditors will not go after the vehicle (it largely depends on the amount of debt. Legally, creditors have the right to go after the vehicle but this process is difficult and the credit card or collection companies do not want to waste their additional time and money on such small issue.) Most often, when you notify the credit card company that the creditor is dead, they just close the account and write off the debt in such case as yours.

3. For collection of $1500, go to the bank directly and ask for their form of Affidavit because different banks require different forms (note that you will be able to use the form only if there was no beneficiary stated on the account.) Surely, you can use this money to pay off the funeral expenses, as the funeral expenses are paid before the unsecured creditors are paid  (CA Probate Code Section 11420.) You can find the Probate Code here, if you want: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=prob&codebody=&hits=20