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Estate of Richard Yee

Case Number

25PR00626

Case Type

Decedent's Estate-Probate & Letters of Admin. Will Annexed

Hearing Date / Time

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Pet: Probate Will & Letters of Administration - Will Annexed

Tentative Ruling

Appearances are required. This is a contested matter.

The following must be filed for both Petitions:

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.

As to the Petition of Katherine Margaret Yee:

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.)

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