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Estate of Michael Joseph Pierson

Case Number

25PR00010

Case Type

Decedent's Estate-Letters of Administration

Hearing Date / Time

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition: Letters of Administration

Tentative Ruling

Appearances are required.

The court notes that a different heir and different counsel filed case 25PR00028 for Letters of Administration for Decedent. That case is on calendar for 3/27/25.

The following deficiencies exist:

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.)

Proof of Service of Notice of Hearing (Form DE-121). Notice must be given 15 days prior to hearing, served on all known heirs and devisees, as well as on the Personal Representative (if not the petitioner) and special notice requestors. (Prob. Code, §§ 8100 & 8110.) Notice must be sent to the person, not the person’s representative. (§1220.) No such document was filed.

Duties and Liabilities Acknowledgement (Form DE-147). The proposed personal representative must fill out and sign this form and submit it to the court. No such form was submitted.

Proposed Order (Form DE-140). A proposed order must be submitted with relief that matches that requested in the petition. No such document was filed with the court.

Proposed Letters (Form DE-150). Proposed letters must be submitted with relief that matches that requested in the petition. No such document was filed with the court.

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