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Tentative Ruling: Estate of Barbara T Hacker

Case Number

26PR00195

Case Type

Decedent's Estate

Hearing Date / Time

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 08:28

Nature of Proceedings

Petition for Letters of Administration

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

Appearances required.

On April 16, 2026, Wade and Bret Slocum filed a Petition for Letters of Administration requesting that both of them be appointed administrators of the Decedent, Barabra T. Hacker’s estate.  On June 12, 2026, Jeffrey Slocum filed written objection to that petition, and a competing petition for appointment as administrator, which received written objection on July 15, 2026.  This places the matter at issue, requiring evidentiary hearing to resolve. (In re Estate of Lensch (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 667, 676; Conservatorship of Farrant (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 370, 377.)

The following must be submitted:

Trust Instrument.  The Petition and/or accompanying documents reveal the existence of a trust. A copy of the trust, and all accompanying amendments, must be submitted for review, to ensure compliance with the Decedent’s testamentary intent and notice to individuals who might otherwise not be given notice. (Local Rule, 1791(c).)

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