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Fees and Pricing
Probate and Estate Administration

Large Estate Probate Services Fees
Phase 1 Petition Documents Only (no case management) $750**
Phase 1 California Probate Petition (full service) $1399**
Most Popular Phases 1, 2, 3  (full service with discount) $3499**
Probate Phase 2 $1300**
Probate Phase 2 & Phase 3 (full service with discount) $2600**
Probate Phase 3 (full service) $1400**
Report of Sale and Petition for Order Confirming Sale Real Property $1500
Notice of Proposed Action $250
Supplements to Petitions $250+
Objections to Petition $800
Counter Petition for Probate $1300**
Status Report $450
Other Probate Services Call for quote

Documents Only – No-frills document preparation of Phase 1 probate documents. No case management, filing, or other services.

Full Service -Includes preparation of documents, filing and case management for the particular probate phase selected

Costs– Costs are not included in our fees and will vary on a case-by-case basis. Costs would include court filing fees, publication fees, efiling costs, postage, photocopying/scanning services, notary fees, and other third-party expenses.

**Base quoted fees cover 1 Petitioner, 1 piece of real property and up to 5 beneficiaries.

  • +$175/each additional real property
  • +$75/co-Petitioner
  • +$100/each beneficiary over 5
  • Fees are based on all heirs waiving bond, waiver of accounting by all beneficiaries, and all creditors paid in full prior to filing Petition for Final distribution.
  • Phase 3 Petition for Final Distribution may have add-on fees based on extraordinary actions or requests by the administrator prior to distribution.
  • Term of contracted services: 12 months. Most probates are completed within 9-11 months. Clients have the option to extend the contract term for an additional annual fee of $500.
Other Probate Services Price
Trust Administration $499*
Probate Affidavit for Personal Property $200
Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value $629*
Petition Determining Succession to Personal Residence $799*
Spousal Property Petition $729*
Heggstad Petition $1399*
Other Probate Services Call for quote
  • *+$175/each additional real property (not applicable to Petitions Determining Succession to Personal Residence)
  • *+75/each additional co-petitioner
  •  *+100/each beneficiary over 5

Fees are for document preparation services only and do not include any third-party costs.