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Tentative Ruling: Estate of Frank Leigh Stark

Case Number

22PR00136

Case Type

Decedent's Estate

Hearing Date / Time

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition to Determine Persons Entitled to Distribution

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

Appearances required.

The Petition filed by Ronda Stark on February 13, 2025, received written objection by Leigh Anne Carriere Bartz, on May 29, 2025. This places the matter at issue, requiring evidentiary hearing to resolve. (In re Estate of Lensch (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 667, 676; Conservatorship of Farrant (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 370, 377.)

Parties must come prepared to set hard discovery deadlines and trial dates.

Appearances:

The court is open to the public for court business. The court is also conducting hearings via Zoom videoconference.

Meeting ID: 160 543 3416

Passcode: 5053334

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