PROBATE

Attorneys at Law Rodney W. Wickers assist clients by writing their Wills and Trusts to avoid probate or
save taxes; manage probate estate matters including petitions for probate, petitions for sale of real
property, will or trust contests and other general probate matters.

PROBATE COURT

Probate is the judicial process that allows property to transfer from the decedent to his or her heirs.  

The probate court is a special jurisdiction court and each district of the Los Angeles Superior Court or
Central Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court has jurisdiction to hear the Probate.  The specific
location of the Court depends on the location of the Estate and or the Decedent.

TIME

The Probate process is generally anticipated to be approximately one year.  The Court will set a Status
Conference shortly after that period of time and require the Administrator or Executor to report to the
Court on the status of the Estate and ask the administrator or Executor to provide the Court with an
estimate of completion.  If the Probate is not closed within a year, the Court usually anticipates a more
complicated Estate involving more assets, out of state property or multiple assets with difficulty bringing
them into Court.
Law Office of Rodney W. Wickers
Attorney
s in the South Bay
Law Office of
RODNEY W. WICKERS
Del Amo Financial Center
California Bank & Trust Tower
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard
Suite 960
Torrance, California  90503
(310) 540-2520                  fax: (310) 540-0841
Courts of Appearance:  Superior Court of California Counties of:  Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura.

Serving the areas of Torrance, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Carson, Lomita, Inglewood, San Pedro, Long Beach,
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City, El Segundo, Pasadena, West Hollywood, Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Cheviot Hills, Culver City, Harbor City
.