Estate Planning & Probate in Ventura County, California
There are two reasons people look up Ventura County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Superior Court - Probate Division.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Superior Court - Probate Division, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Ventura County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Ventura County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Ventura County→The Probate Process in Ventura County
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Ventura County, probate runs through the Superior Court - Probate Division at 4353 East Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard.
Full Ventura Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Superior Court - Probate Division
Ventura County
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk-Recorder
Ventura County · County Clerk and Recorder/Registrar of Voters · Michelle Ascencion
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$14 for the first page plus $3 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $92; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 4, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the Superior Court - Probate Division
All probate matters must be filed and heard at Juvenile and Probate Courthouse in Oxnard. Conservatorship/Guardianship (with estate): Tuesdays 9:00 AM (motions), 10:30 AM (care plans, inventory, status reports). New petitions: Fridays 9:00 AM.
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