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Estate of James Allen Carr

Case Number

24PR00018

Case Type

Decedent's Estate-Probate & Letters Testamentary

Hearing Date / Time

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition: Probate Will & Letters Testamentary

Tentative Ruling

UPDATED 3/12/24: Appearances are required. The Court is anticipating a request for continuance for publication to be completed.

The following must be submitted:

Proof of Publication. Jurisdiction of the Probate Court is obtained by publication in accordance with Probate Code section 8121. (Prob. Code, § 8003(b).) No proof of publication was filed. Publication requires the notice to be published in newspaper adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in the city of decedent’s residence. (Prob. Code, §§ 8121, 7122.) Santa Barbara Independent has not been adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Lompoc, where Decedent was a resident. A declaration of substantial compliance is required. (Prob. Code, § 8122.)

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