Merced — Thursday, September 24, 2026 900 am

Source: https://www.merced.courts.ca.gov/system/files/probate-notes-cr12-thursday-september-24-2026-900-am.pdf

Superior Court of California

County of Merced

Probate Department

Probate Notes

Probate Notes for future calendars are available from the time they are created until the

morning of the scheduled hearing. The Probate Examiner’s Notes typically will be posted 5

days prior to the hearing. If you are filing documents to cure a technical defect, documents

should be filed a minimum of 2 court days prior to the hearing. Documents filed late will not

be reviewed except on the date of the hearing at the Judge’s discretion and could result in a

continuance of your case.

Parties intending to appear in Court regarding their hearing must notify all other parties and

call (209) 725-4111 to notify the Court of such intent by 4:00 pm on the day before the

hearing.

Contacting the Probate Examiner:

Probate Examiner’s email address is: probate.examiner@mercedcourt.org

Emails must have the case identification information and hearing date/time in the subject

line. No attachments will be opened. The Probate Examiner can only respond to

inquiries regarding the meaning of comments in the Notes. Please do not email to notify

that documents have been filed, to request a confirmation whether documents have been

received or to request the clearing of notes. No legal or procedural advice may be given by

the Examiner in response to your email.

Questions regarding fees, forms or status of orders should be directed to the Probate Unit

of the Clerk’s Office at (209) 725-4111 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm. and

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.

The following cases are not reflected in the Probate Notes and appearances are

required unless previously excused by the Court:

▪ Guardianships and Conservatorships of the Person ▪ Minor’s Compromise cases before the Probate Court for approval

*Questions involving Guardianships (including SIJF) and Conservatorships of the Person should be

directed to the Court Investigators Office at (209) 725-4190.

Please note no legal or procedural advice can be provided by the Court Investigator’s Office.

Superior Court of California, County of Merced Los Banos Division HONORABLE: Jennifer O. Trimble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Thursday, September 24, 2026 TIME: 9:00 AM Courtroom 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBATE CALENDAR

The following tentative rulings shall become the ruling of the court unless a party gives notice of CASE#: 24PR-00496 intention to appear as follows: CASE NAME: Estate of Amber Marie Garner-Robinson 1. You must call (209) 725-4240 to notify the court of your intent to appear.

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: 2. You must give notice to all other parties before 4:00 p.m. of your intent to object. 1. Petition For Letters of Administration with Full IAEA Authority Per California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1), failure to do both items 1 and 2 will result in no oral THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES STILL NOTED: argument. Parties who contest the tentative ruling or wish to appear remotely at a hearing 1. No Proof of Publication filed with the Court. Probate Code §8120 et seq. must contact the clerk of the Court at (209) 725-4111 to provide their contact information for PROBATEthe remoteEXAMINER’Shearing. RECOMMENDATION: Appearance required.

CASE#: 25PR-00049

CASE NAME: Estate of Mabel Mary Willmon, aka Mabel M. Willmon, aka Mabel Willmon

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued from July 23, 2026 for Status Review Hearing.

THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. No Petition for Final Distribution or Status Report filed. Probate Code §12200.

PROBATE EXAMINER’S RECOMMENDATION: Appearance required.

CASE#: 25PR-00507

CASE NAME: Estate of Sharon K. Diss Stevenson aka Sharon Stevenson aka Sharon Diss

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued from August 18, 2026 for Status of the Inventory and Appraisal.

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THE CONTINUING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. An Inventory and Appraisal re valueless timeshares filed on August 28, 2026.

PROBATE EXAMINER‘S RECOMMENDATION: No appearance required. Schedule a Review Hearing for the Status of the filing of a Petition for Final Distribution for Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 9:00 AM in CR12.

CASE#: 26PR-00298

CASE NAME: Estate of Carol Iturregui, aka Carol Ann Nunes

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Petition For Letters of Administration with Full IAEA Authority.

THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. Clarification why Petition for Probate simultaneously requests a partial bond and also depositing estate funds into a blocked account. (See Petition at Paragraph 2.d.(2) and (3).) 2. No nomination by Petitioner’s sibling for the Petitioner to be the personal representative. Probate Code §§8000; 8465. 3. Clarification whether Decedent’s original last name is misspelled in the Petition’s title. (See Decedent’s parents’ surnames in Paragraph 8 of Petition.) 4. No Proof of Publication. Probate Code §8120. 5. No proposed Letters lodged with the Court. Probate Code §8400.

PROBATE EXAMINER‘S RECOMMENDATION: Appearance required.

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