National average is 9–24 months. But in certain counties, contested estates routinely stretch 4–7 years. We document the outliers.
This article documents real cases from practicing probate attorneys. The patterns described here appear repeatedly across counties and states — which is precisely why they are worth documenting.
National average is 9–24 months. But in certain counties, contested estates routinely stretch 4–7 years. We document the outliers. The full case documentation is available in our podcast episode archive, where the attorneys involved walk through each case in detail.
Understanding these patterns is the first step toward avoiding them. The attorneys who contributed to this article have collectively handled thousands of probate cases and have seen the same mistakes repeated across different families, different counties, and different estate sizes.
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