Top probate Lawyers in Benicia | 2 available

2 probate lawyers are available in Benicia, california, including George A. Murphy and Jason S. Buckingham. These lawyers are rated between 4.7/5 to 5.0/5 and 52% provide free consultation.

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Jason S. Buckingham

Firm: Law Offices of Jason S. Buckingham

701 Southampton Road 211 945 , Benicia , California 94510

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Business & Commercial,Estate Planning,Insurance ,Land Use & Zoning,Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts,Wills

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“My metaphor for law professionals has always been comparison to the guides that work taking people through the labyrinths and mazes in Morocco or Egyp...”

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“My husband and I needed to get a living will done. I asked a few people and then went to yelp. Jason was local and had all positive reviews so I sent an...”

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“Jason is the most compassionate, helpful, considerate attorney I could be lucky enough to find. He helped my 10yrs ago with a situation that nobody else would take, let alone liste…”

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George A. Murphy

Firm: George A. Murphy, Attorney at Law

130 West E Street 3 1 , Benicia , California 94510

Practice Areas: Adoption,Bankruptcy,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Divorce,Family ,Probate

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“Very satisfied with Mr. Murphy, and how he handled our case. Would recommend him to anyone needing an attorney.”

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Recent Q&As in California (probate)

California probate — minor child denied family allowance despite Estate of Jameson; looking for insight on whether ruling is legally supportable | Aug 22, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: California I’m involved in a contested probate matter involving a minor child of the decedent. I was appointed Guardian ad Litem for the minor. I am not an attorney, but the probate court allowed me to appear in pro per as GAL, file pleadings, and argue the minor’s family allowance request. I have since learned there may be a separate issue about whether a non-attorney GAL can properly represent a minor in litigation without counsel, so that is now something we are also trying to sort out. The immediate issue is a family allowance under California Probate Code § 6540. Before the father’s death, the household had approximately $13,790/month in resources from both parents’ employment income plus $1,000/month rental income. When he died, his income and the rental income stopped being available to the household, which was a loss of more than 52% of the household’s pre-death resources. The child remained in the same home with substantially the same housing and maintenance expenses. She later began receiving approximately $1,693/month in Social Security survivor benefits. I recommended a $2,750/month family allowance after considering the child’s circumstances, the surviving parent’s continuing income, Social Security, the estate’s solvency, pre- and post-death household resources, and recurring expenses. I expressly did not claim that there was a mathematical formula for arriving at $2,750. The estate administrator opposed the amount and argued, among other things, that the minor’s directly attributable expenses were less than her Social Security benefit. Their calculation assigned no meaningful amount to…

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California Statutes — Probate

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