Downtown Los Angeles firm on South Figueroa Street representing executors and trustees in the county's probate court. Handles probate and trust administration — filing the will, valuing assets, paying taxes and debts, locating beneficiaries — plus contested probate and trust matters and conservatorships. Administering trusts for more than 60 years; consultations are free.
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
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Orange County
San Bernardino office at the Commercenter West complex, with a second office in Riverside, serving clients across the High Desert, Inland Empire, and greater Los Angeles. Handles probate, will contests, trust litigation, and estate planning, alongside related real estate disputes such as quiet title and partition actions. Bilingual intake and on-site notary service.
Torrance and Pasadena firm serving Los Angeles and Orange County families with probate and estate administration, trust administration, and conservatorships, plus estate and trust litigation and beneficiary representation when disputes arise. Free consultation.
Roseville firm handling probate and decedent estate administration, including ancillary probate, plus trust administration, conservatorships, and litigation in those areas — will contests and beneficiary disputes. Marlene Sanborn, a retired Air Force flight engineer, opened the firm in 2006 and has practiced law in California since 1998.
El Segundo South Bay firm handling probate and trust administration for Los Angeles and Orange County families — testate and intestate estates through to final distribution to beneficiaries — plus probate and trust litigation, inheritance disputes, and conservatorships, alongside estate planning, business, and real estate law.
Torrance firm representing trustees, executors, administrators, and beneficiaries in Los Angeles County and Orange County Probate Court. Handles probate administration, trust and estate litigation, will contests, and conservatorships across the South Bay. Complimentary telephone consultation; meets in person, by teleconference, and by video conference.
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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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