{"id":11012,"date":"2025-01-30T03:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T11:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=11012"},"modified":"2025-12-01T01:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:26:11","slug":"how-long-does-probate-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-long-does-probate-take\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does Probate Take? These 5 Factors Can Make All the Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slogging through a seemingly endless probate process<\/a> is the last thing you want to do while you\u2019re in the midst of grieving for the loss of a loved one. So, it\u2019s only natural to ask, \u201cHow long does probate take?\u201d \u2014 especially when you\u2019re handling a major asset like a house.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there\u2019s no simple answer to this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Most law firms estimate the probate process takes around six to nine months for a typical estate. However, the online estate planning platform Trust & Will reports an average timeline of 20 months<\/a>. Surprisingly, only 2% of surveyed participants expect probate to take that long.<\/p>\n

Sometimes though, probate can be resolved much sooner.<\/p>\n

Just ask expert probate real estate agent Raylene Lewis<\/a>, who has over two decades of experience and ranks in the top 5% of agents in the College Station, Texas area<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all depends on your state\u2019s probate laws. In Texas, if you\u2019re an only child, there\u2019s a will in place, and everything goes according to plan, you could go through probate in three weeks. However, most people are looking at a minimum of eight to 12 weeks to properly go through probate.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, how do you determine how long probate will last for you? Let\u2019s take a look at the five biggest probate timeframe influencers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The answer to \u201chow long does probate take\u201d varies based on state laws, the size of the estate, and whether you\u2019ve got property in the mix. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":53623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[326,319],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inheritance","category-selling-advice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Long Does Probate Take? 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