169 days to get a hearing for probate distribution in Fresno Superior Court

Part of a continuing update regarding the time needed to obtain a hearing in the Fresno Probate Court.

We just filed a petition for distribution from a decedent’s estate, all cash, three heirs. Filed on January 21, 2025, set for hearing July 9, 2025 (169 days).

What was it like in the past? We filed a petition for distribution on October 3, 2019 and received a hearing date of November 18, 2019 (46 days).

Right before COVID? We filed a petition for distribution on February 21, 2020 and received a hearing date of April 30, 2020 (52 days).

Right after COVID? We filed a petition for distribution on November 12, 2020 and received a hearing date of February 1, 2021 (81 days).

During 2021? We filed a petition for distribution on August 3, 2021 and received a hearing date of November 17, 2021 (106 days).

During 2022? We filed a petition for distribution on February 28, 2022 and received a hearing date of June 8, 2022 (100 days).

During 2023? We filed a petition for distribution on February 7, 2023 and received a hearing date of July 3, 2023 (146 days).

During 2024? We filed a petition for distribution on March 1, 2024 and received a hearing date of May 23, 2024 (83 days). Nice improvement, but not long lasting.

Later that year we filed a petition for distribution on December 10, 2024 and received a hearing date of May 13, 2025 (154 days).

Now we are up to 169 days to obtain a hearing for distribution from a probate estate. Very frustrating for our clients.