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Estate of Mustafa Abdulla Jabbar

Case Number

24PR00501

Case Type

Decedent's Estate

Hearing Date / Time

Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition to Probate Will and Letters Testamentary

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

Appearances required. After supplement filed on October 18th, the following is noted for the Court at the hearing:

Original Will.  Petitioner claims via supplement that the original will was lodged with the court, but did not provide the case number of that lodging for reference. When a will is lodged with the Court, a new case is created and must be related to and subsequent case wherein a petition for probate of that will is filed.  A name search reveals the will was lodged in case no. 24WILL0115.  The cases should be related in the system.

Supplement to the Petition re: Omitted Child.  Petitioner indicated at paragraph 5 of the petition that the Decedent was survived by a daughter, and lists a daughter of the Decedent at paragraph 8 of the petition.  However, that allegation conflicts with the second article of Decedent’s Last Will and Testament, wherein the Decedent attests he has no children. The attachments at 5(a) appear to be a copy of a foreign acknowledgement of the birth of that alleged child, but such documents cannot be admitted into evidence without authentication, and likely without a certified copy from the issuing country. (Evid. Code, §§1520, 1521, 1531.)

Petitioner filed supplement claiming the proposed personal representative will file a petition pursuant to probate code section 11700 as soon as letters are issued, but the Court should schedule the hearing on its own to ensure the issues related to omitted child are resolved early in the case.

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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