Probate in Mono County

Probate Court Record

Mono County Superior Court

Mono County

Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM; Friday 8:30 AM-noon

Office

100 Thompson Way, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

E-filing

Self-represented filing

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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source

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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Mono County

Serves San Diego County and Southern California from Newport Avenue in San Diego, centered on probate and trust disputes. Handles probate and trust administration, contested wills and accountings, trustee removal, and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, plus elder law and Medi-Cal planning. Vincent M. Casiano is a State Bar certified specialist; the first 30-minute consultation is free.

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Bakersfield boutique serving Kern and Tulare counties from offices in Bakersfield and Visalia, and probate matters throughout California. Supports executors and administrators through California probate and represents heirs, excluded heirs, and fiduciaries in estate disputes, including will contests, breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, and trust-distribution litigation.

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Serves Orange County and San Diego from offices in Irvine and San Diego, and takes probate and trust litigation statewide. Handles trust and will contests, trustee misconduct and accounting disputes, conservatorship fights, and elder financial abuse claims, with probate and trust administration alongside. Founded in 2005; often brought in as trial counsel when an estate plan breaks down.

Since 2005Serves the whole stateTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationConservatorshipElder Abuse

San Diego estate, trust, and probate firm in Bankers Hill, with clients throughout California. Guides executors and administrators through probate — identifying assets and debts, paying creditors, distributing to beneficiaries — and handles trust administration, beneficiary representation, fiduciary duty disputes, and conservatorships and guardianships.

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Serves beneficiaries, trustees, and executors from Riverside, with offices in Temecula and San Diego and cases in probate courts across California. The practice centers on contested trust and probate matters — disputed accountings, trustee removal, and beneficiary claims against a fiduciary — alongside probate administration. Case assessment and a qualifying phone consultation are free.

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Yuba City firm serving Sutter, Yuba, and Placer Counties since 1983, with a second office in Roseville. Handles probate, trust administration, and conservatorship and guardianship matters, and represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in probate and trust disputes across California. Also prepares revocable and irrevocable trust-based estate plans.

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