Los Angeles local probate form — SCLAC PRO 081-INFO Request to Continue Petition Hearing Information (LASC PRO 081)

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SCLAC PRO 081-INFO Request to Continue Petition Hearing Information (Probate)

INFORMATION FORM

NOTE: This form MUST NOT be submitted for filing and made part of the public court file. This form is for informational purposes only.

1. Use form SCLAC PRO 080, Request to Continue Petition Hearing and Order, to request a continuance of a hearing on a Petition filed in the Probate Division.
2. A $20 fee is required when submitting the request to continue form, unless a fee waiver is applicable.
3. Separate forms and fees are required for each Petition hearing that is sought to be continued.
4. The Request to Continue Petition form may only be used to request the continuance of a Petition hearing date. It shall not be used to request continuance of the following hearings: • Order to Show Cause (OSC) Hearing • Trial • Settlement Conference • Restraining Order Hearing • Motion
5. A Request to Continue Petition Hearing form must be submitted five (5) court days before the hearing you seek to continue. If the request is made less than 5 court days before the hearing on the Petition, an Ex Parte Application is required to seek a continuance, or the party may appear at the scheduled hearing and request a continuance.
6. If the request is made to continue the current hearing to meet a future hearing on a separate Petition in this case or a related case, insert this information, including the case number, next to a date listed in Section 4 of the Request to Continue Petition Hearing and Order form.
7. If the request to continue is granted, the original hearing date will be taken off calendar and the new hearing date will be the operative date.
8. If the request to continue is granted and the proposed continuance dates requested are not available on the court’s calendar, a date after the requested dates will be set by the court.
9. If the request to continue is denied, the original hearing date will remain on calendar. You should attend the hearing at the date, time and location set.
10. A copy of the Order ruling on the request for continuance must be served on all parties that received notice of the filing of the Petition, and all parties that have appeared at any hearing on the Petition, filed documents related to the Petition you seek to continue, or filed a Request for Special Notice.
11. If the Petition is uncontested, only the signature of the party requesting a continuance is required on this form. If the Petition is contested,* the signatures of all respondents, competing petitioners, and persons who have appeared are required. If the signature of all those persons are not obtained, then an Ex Parte Application or appearance at the hearing is required to request a continuance of the Petition hearing.

• A Contested Petition is one wherein the case includes a filing of an objection, opposition, will contest, competing Petition, or other filing requesting that the court deny or alter the relief requested in the initial Petition.

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SCLAC PRO 081 NEW 04/26 Request to Continue Petition Hearing Information For Mandatory Use (Probate)