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Estate Planning Lawyers in Madera County, California

Every estate planning attorney and estate planning lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to estate planning matters arising in Madera County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

A central San Joaquin Valley county running from valley vineyards and orchards up to Yosemite's southern gateway at Oakhurst; the courthouse sits in the city of Madera. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Madera · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 120 days to contest a trust after the trustee's statutory notice (Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8). A trustee's notification under Prob. Code § 16061.7 starts a 120-day contest window. Creditor claims in probate are generally barred one year after death (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 366.2).

This page is the Madera County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Estate Planning Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

120 days to contest a trust after the trustee's statutory notice.

Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8

A trustee's notification under Prob. Code § 16061.7 starts a 120-day contest window. Creditor claims in probate are generally barred one year after death (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 366.2).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Madera.

County seat: Madera

Courthouse: Madera Superior Court, 200 South G Street, Madera, CA 93637

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.madera.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · Madera County roster

17 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list estate planning among their practice areas with an address of record in Madera County.

16 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Madera (10), Oakhurst (5), Ahwahnee (1) and Chowchilla (1).

For 1, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1976 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are McGoldrick & McGoldrick (2) and Sablan Law (2).

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Estate Planning matters in Madera County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • wills and living trusts
  • probate administration
  • trust administration
  • will and trust contests
  • powers of attorney and health care directives
  • conservatorships
  • estate tax planning
  • special needs trusts
  • small estate procedures
  • trustee and executor disputes

From the answer files

How much do probate attorneys charge in California?Cal. Prob. Code § 10810When can a California estate skip probate?Cal. Prob. Code § 13100How long do I have to contest a trust in California?Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8

Related counsel in Madera County

Elder Law Attorneys in Madera CountyCal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7Real Estate Attorneys in Madera CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)All practice areas in Madera CountyCounty record

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Source: Cal. Prob. Code § 16061.8 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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