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COMPLETING THE PETITION FOR PROBATE, DE-111 Write your name and address in the top left box. In the box that reads Estate of, write the name of the decedent. Leave the box that reads case number, hearing date, Dept, blank. You will get this information when you file your paperwork with the Probate filing window. starting a probate or obtaining letters of administration - LA Court LA Court startingaprobateinstructions LA Court startingaprobateinstructions
Step 1 Petition for Probate (Form DE-111, Judicial Council), and all attachments, Original Will (if there is one) Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (Form DE-121, Judicial Council) Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative (Form DE-147, Judicial Council) Order for Probate (Form DE-140, Judicial Council) Preparing The Petition For Probate | Superior Court of California Superior Court of California | County of Santa Clara probate-property-transfers Superior Court of California | County of Santa Clara probate-property-transfers
(Revised: 01/2021) Probate Code section 13100 provides for the collection or transfer of a decedents personal property without the administration of the estate or probate of the will.
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (DE-121) Also explains what a person receiving the notice should do if they do not agree with the petition. Get form DE-121. Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (DE-121) California Courts | Self Help (.gov) jcc-form California Courts | Self Help (.gov) jcc-form
If you file a paper in court relating to an estate or a trust, tell all interested persons about the date, time, and place of a hearing relating to that paper. Get form DE-120. Notice of HearingDecedents Estate or Trust (DE-120) California Courts | Self Help jcc-form California Courts | Self Help jcc-form
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You can complete probate on your own, but an attorney can make the process easier.
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (DE-121) Also explains what a person receiving the notice should do if they do not agree with the petition. Get form DE-121.
Effective March 20, 2023, all court users are permitted to file documents in probate cases through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP). eFilers must establish an account with an approved EFSP prior to eFiling with the court.

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