California Attachment to Notice of Petition to Administer Estate - Proof of Service By Mail

A Special administrator is a court-appointed person who administrates a court-defined part of an estate during probate.A special administrator can also oversee an entire estate, albeit for a limited time (in case of emergency).

The appointment of a special administrator is a special, temporary situation where a person is appointed to do the limited tasks of checking into a decedent's assets, accounting the assets, marshaling the assets, protecting the assets, and/or acting as a real party in interest in lawsuits involving the estate.

What is a petition for probate? A petition for probate is filed after a person passes away. It is usually filed by the person who is named the executor of the estate in the decedent's will. If there is no will, typically the decedent's spouse or one or more of their children seeks to be appointed executor.

To do this, you must file a Petition for Probate (form DE-111. NOTE: If there is no will and a court case is needed, the court will appoint an administrator to manage the estate during the probate process.

An administrator (male) or administratrix (female) is the person who will b appointed by the county probate court to complete the administration process in those case where there is either no Will or in those case where there is a Will, but the Will fails to name or designate an Executor.

(NHJB-2145-P) Form use. This form is used to ask the court to appoint an executor or administrator for a deceased's estate.

An administrator is appointed as personal representative where the decedent died intes- tate (without a will).A special administrator is appointed where immediate action is required with regard to the estate but no permanent personal representative has yet been appointed. Prob 8540(a).

If you have received a DE-121 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate, it means that you likely have an interest in the estate of a person who has passed away. It also means that another person has filed with the court to begin the probate process.