Fill and Sign the De 121 California Courts Cagov Form

DE-121 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY SUPERIOR COURT OF CAL IFORNIA, COUNTY OF ESTATE OF (Name): DECEDENT CASE NUMBER: NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, a nd persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate , A Petition for Probate has been filed by (name of petitioner): in the Superior Court of California, County of (specify): The Petition for Probate requests that (name): The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admi tted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the f ile kept by the court. 4. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the I ndependent Administration of Esta tes Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions wit hout obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admini stration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and s hows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 5. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Dept.: Time: Room: Date: other (specify): same as noted above Address of court: If you object to the granting of t he petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objecti ons or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 10. Attorney for petitioner (name): Petitioner (Address): (Telephone): NOTE: If this notice is published, prin t the caption, beginning with the words NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE, and do not p rint the information from the form above the caption. The capt ion and the decedent's name must be printed in at least 8-point type and the text in at least 7 -point type. Print the case number as part of the caption. Print items preceded by a box on ly if the box is checked. Do not print the italicized instruct ions in parentheses, the paragraph numbers, the mailing information, NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate—Decedents’ Estates) Probate Code, §§ 8100, 9100 Form Adopted for Mandatory Use Judicial Council of California DE-121 [Rev. January 1, 2013] or both, of (specify all names by whic h the decedent was known): be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. Page 1 of 2 STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME: FAX NO. (Optional): TELEPHONE NO.: E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name): 1. 2. 3. 6. a. b. 7. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appoint ed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authorit y may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 8. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an invent ory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. 9. (Name): or the material on page 2. CASE NUMBER: ESTATE OF (Name): DECEDENT PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL Page 2 of 2 DE-121 [Rev. January 1, 2013] NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate—Decedents’ Estates) Assistive listening systems, computer-a ssisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available upon request if at leas t 5 days notice is provided. Contact the clerk's office for Request for Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Order (form MC-410). (Civil Code section 54.8.) I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this cause. I am a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred . placing the envelope for collection and mailing on the date and at the place shown in item 4 following our ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this busines s's practice for collecting and processing correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid. Date mailed: Place mailed (city, state): I served, with the Notice of Petition to Administer Estate, a copy of the petition or other document referred to in the notice. 5. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the St ate of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: (TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM) (SIGNATURE OF PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM) a. depositing the sealed envelope with the United States Postal Se rvice on the date and at the place shown in item 4, with the postage fully prepaid. b. 1. 2. My residence or business address is (specify): I served the foregoing Notice of Petition to Administer Estate on each person named below by enclosing a copy in an envelope addressed as shown below AND 3. 4. a. b. NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM NOTICE WAS MAILED Name of person served Address (number, street, city, state, and zip code) 1. 2. 3. 4. Continued on an attachment. (You may use form DE-121(MA) to show additional persons served.)  5. 6. DE-121