Top probate Lawyers in Solana Beach | 2 available

2 probate lawyers are available in Solana Beach, california, including Daniel Printz and Kristen McBride. These lawyers are rated between 4.8/5 to 5.0/5 and 51% provide free consultation.

Daniel Printz

Kristen McBrid

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Daniel Printz

Firm: Law Office of Daniel K. Printz

462 Stevens Avenue, Ste. 201 , Solana Beach , California 92075

Practice Areas: Probate

Daniel K. Printz is a top-rated estate planning, probate, and trust administration attorney. From 2007 to 2014 he taught "Estates, Wills and Trusts" at the University of San Diego. A San Diego native, Mr. Printz guides clients through estate planning, probate and trust administration.

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“" have been dotted with regard to our estate.”

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“I was lost. Completely lost in gaining knowledge in what to do concerning a legal matter (details aren't important here). The internet is deep, hard to know...”

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“I endorse this lawyer. Helped with estate planning issues on family law cases very professional and knowledgeable.”

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Kristen McBride

Firm: WORDEN WILLIAMS APS

462 Stevens Avenue Suite 102 , Solana Beach , California 92075

Practice Areas: Probate

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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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