Top probate Lawyers in Orange | 4 available

4 probate lawyers are available in Orange, california, including Andrew Linares, Dana Crown, Genene Dunn, and John K. York. These lawyers are rated between 2.8/5 to 3.2/5 and 64% provide free consultation.

Andrew Linares

Dana Crown

Genene Dunn

John K. York

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Andrew Linares

Firm: Law Offices of Andrew Dï¿½sa

2230 W Chapman Ave Ste 234 , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Civil , Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Estate Planning, Felonies, Juvenile , Personal Injury, Probate , Slip and Fall, Trusts, White Collar Crime, Wills, Wrongful Death, ,

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Dana Crown

Firm: Law Offices of Philip L. Hummel

500 N State College Blvd , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate

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Genene Dunn

Firm: Law Offices of Donald Hunsberger

625the City Dr S Ste 345 , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Probate

Experienced attorneys Donald A. Hunsberger and Genene N. Dunn lead a skilled support staff that faithfully services estate, probate, trust administration and business planning clients throughout Southern California, including Orange County and counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.. "Today's planning is tomorrow's protection" is the dual mantra and mission statement we put to work for every individual, corporate and family client. We focus on thorough preparation — and smooth execution of that preparation — to promote your peace of mind. Our commitment to attentive, responsive personal service during the legal process has never been stronger.

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John K. York

Firm: John K. York

1400 One City Boulevard West , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Family ,Probate

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“Mr York behaved with a complacent and lackadaisical demeanor in my case and requested that I stay in the hallway while he was in the courtroom. The ju...”

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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

Probate Code: governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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