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DE-270 Ex Parte Petition for Authority to Sell Securities and Order

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2026-09-26
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DE-270 Ex Parte Petition for Authority to Sell Securities and Order Effective: January…

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DE-270, GC-070 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, state bar number, and address): TELEPHONE AND FAX NOS.: FOR COURT USE ONLY To keep other people from seeing what you entered on your form, please press the Clear This Form button at the ATTORNEY FOR (Name): end of the form when finished. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME: ESTATE OF (Name):

DECEDENT CONSERVATEE MINOR
CASE NUMBER:
EX PARTE PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL
SECURITIES AND ORDER

  1. Petitioner (name of each; see footnote1 before completing):

    is the personal representative conservator guardian of the estate and requests a court order authorizing sale of estate securities.

  2. a. The estate's securities described on the reverse should be sold for cash at the market price at the time of sale on an established stock or bond exchange, or, if unlisted, the sale will be made for not less than the minimum price stated on the reverse. b. Authority is given in decedent's will to sell property; or c. The sale is necessary to raise cash to pay (1) debts (2) legacies (3) family allowance (4) expenses (5) support of ward (6) other (specify):

    d. The sale is for the advantage, benefit, and best interests of the estate, and those interested in the estate. e. Other facts pertinent to this petition are as follows: (1) Special notice has not been requested. (2) Waivers of all special notices are presented with this petition. (3) No security to be sold is specifically bequeathed. (4) Other (specify):

Date:

  • (Signature of all petitioners also required (Prob. Code, § 1020).) (SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY *)

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PETITIONER) 1 Each personal representative, guardian, or conservator must sign the petition. (Continued on reverse) Form Approved by the EX PARTE PETITION FOR AUTHORITY Probate10200,Code,10201,§§10252,9630, 10000,10261 Judicial Council of California DE-270, GC-070 [Rev. January 1, 1998] TO SELL SECURITIES AND ORDER Mandatory Form [1/1/2000]

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ESTATE OF (Name): CASE NUMBER:

LIST OF SECURITIES

Number of Recent shares or Name of exchange bid asked face value (when required (when required of bonds Name of security by local rule) by local rule) Minimum selling price

ORDER AUTHORIZING SALE OF SECURITIES

THE COURT FINDS the sale is proper. THE COURT ORDERS The personal representative guardian conservator is authorized to sell the securities described above upon the terms and conditions specified. Notice of hearing on the petition is dispensed with.

Date: JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

SIGNATURE FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT

DE-270, GC-070 [Rev. January 1, 1998] EX PARTE PETITION FOR AUTHORITY Page two TO SELL SECURITIES AND ORDER

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