Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

You say there was a final hearing July 31st. Was a Petition for Final Distribution approved? Did the Judge sign the Order that day or was the Order submitted? The distribution can't occur until there is a signed Order for Final distribution. Usually a law firm will do this pretty quickly once there is a signed order because the law firm wants to get paid too. You should call the law firm and ask.

I agree. The court often will take a while to produce the order. In LA county it is about 2 weeks or longer. Once the order is available the executor can proceed. In general it is anticipated that distributions will be completed in a "reasonable time. " There is no specific law on what that is, as it is based on the facts in your particular circumstance. Call the lawyer and be a squeaky wheel.