Santa Rosa trusts, estates, and elder law practice serving Sonoma County, with offices in Huntington Beach and San Diego. Handles probate, trust administration, and disputed estate and trust matters, including family conflict after a death. Barry Adams is a State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and founded the Elder Law Clinic at Empire Law School.
Newport Beach is in Orange County.
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Serves Orange County from Irvine, focusing on trust and estate litigation and probate alongside advanced estate planning. Handles probate petitions, executor appointment, inventory and creditor payment, successor-trustee distributions, and will contests. Keith Codron is a State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law with more than 40 years in the field.
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.
Irvine firm across from John Wayne Airport, with a second office in Torrance, serving California beneficiaries, heirs, and fiduciaries in trust and probate disputes — trust contests, trustee removal and defense, will contests, and accounting disputes — alongside probate and trust administration. Founded by Phillip Lemmons in 1998.
Irvine firm with a second office in Carlsbad, serving Orange County and San Diego County families through probate, trust administration, and trust and estate litigation, including inheritance disputes and elder abuse claims. Its attorneys report more than 150 years of collective experience; the firm practised as Law & Stein, LLP before adding partner Shauna R. Anderson.
Irvine firm practicing exclusively in estate planning, asset protection, probate, and trust administration for Orange County families. John L. Wong is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Probate in Orange County
Probate Court Record
Orange County Superior Court - Probate Division
Orange County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
3390 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Website
E-filing
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
How to file probate in Orange County →
Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in California
Free California forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for California.
Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in California
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in California: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for California.
How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in California happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statuteCal. Prob. Code § 15000 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysCal. Prob. Code §§ 16061.7, 16061.8, 16064, 16460Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In California, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Cal. Prob. Code §§ 15680-15688Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in California: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysCal. Prob. Code §§ 8800-8804, 8900-8903Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsCal. Prob. Code §§ 9050-9054, 9100-9104, 9150, 9153, 9256, 9353, 11420; CCP § 366.2Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 9 months to 12 months.
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