Estate of Isaac Gomez Suarez

Case Number

25PR00175

Case Type

Hearing Date / Time

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 08:30

Nature of Proceedings

Petition for Letters Administration

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

The following must be submitted:

Proof of Publication.  Proof of publication is defective.  Jurisdiction of the Probate Court is obtained by publication in accordance with Article 3 of Division 7, Part 2, Chapter 2 Probate Code.  (Prob. Code, § 8003(b).)

Publication requires the notice to be published in a newspaper adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in the city of decedent’s residence (Prob. Code, §§ 8121, 7122) and to contain the substantially same language and format shown in Probate Code section 8100.  If the city of decedent’s residence has no newspaper adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation, publication must occur “in a newspaper of general circulation in the county which is circulated within the area of the county in which the decedent resided or the property is located.” (Prob. Code, §8121(b).)

Santa Ynez Valley Times has not been adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Santa Maria, where Decedent was a resident.

PUBLICATION MUST BE IN THE SANTA MARIA TIMES.

Appearances:

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

Meeting ID: 161 797 5412

Passcode: 8749009