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Estate Planning Attorneys in Stanislaus County, California

Looking for a estate planning attorney near you in Stanislaus County? Explore the county record for estate planning attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

Venue matters. Estate planning cases from Stanislaus County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus. A food-processing and agricultural county at the Valley's center, with calendars heard in downtown Modesto and a new courthouse in progress.

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 Stanislaus County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Estate Planning Lawyers 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 Stanislaus.

County seat: Modesto

Main courthouse: Main Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto, CA 95354

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.stanislaus.courts.ca.gov

Estate Planning · Stanislaus County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Modesto (83), Turlock (6) and Oakdale (4).

10 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 7, 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 1967 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Berliner Cohen LLP (4), Broderick Legal Group (3) and Fores Macko Johnston & Chartrand (3).

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Estate Planning matters in Stanislaus 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

Estate Planning by city in Stanislaus County

Estate Planning in ModestoStanislaus County

Related counsel in Stanislaus County

Elder Law Attorneys in Stanislaus CountyCal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15657.7Tax Attorneys in Stanislaus County26 U.S.C. § 6501Real Estate Attorneys in Stanislaus CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)All practice areas in Stanislaus CountyCounty record

Estate Planning in nearby counties

Estate Planning in San Joaquin County100 attorneysEstate Planning in Calaveras County8 attorneysEstate Planning in Tuolumne County18 attorneysEstate Planning in Mariposa County1 attorneysEstate Planning in Merced County26 attorneysEstate Planning in Santa Clara County587 attorneysEstate Planning in Alameda County468 attorneysEstate Planning Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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