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, two heirs. Filed on April 1, 2025, set for hearing October 8, 2025 (190 days).
Here is a history of the time to get a hearing on a petition for distribution in Fresno County probate court:
| Date filed | Hearing Date | Number of Days for Hearing |
| October 3, 2019 | November 18, 2019 | 46 days |
| February 21, 2020 | April 30, 2020 | 52 days |
| November 12, 2020 | February 1, 2021 | 81 days |
| August 3, 2021 | November 17, 2021 | 106 days |
| February 28, 2022 | June 8, 2022 | 100 days |
| February 7, 2023 | July 3, 2023 | 146 days |
| March 1, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | 83 days |
| December 10, 2024 | May 13, 2025 | 154 days |
| January 21, 2025 | July 9, 2025 | 169 days |
| April 1, 2025 | October 8, 2025 | 190 days |
More than six months to get approval to make a distribution from a probate estate. Frustrating for clients and everyone else.