Kern — STO-19-0002

Source: https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/so_public_administrator_probate_72919.pdf

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 FILED COURT OF CA, COUNTY OF KERN JUL 29 2019 BY. DEPUTY SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KERN ST0- 14-000 2 IN RE: MATTERS OF PERSON(S) STANDING ORDER NO:: WHO DIE WITHOUT AN EXECUTOR OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Order Permitting Kern County Public Administrator to Take Possession or Control of the Property of the Decedent By Order of the Presiding Judge: Probate Code § 7603 empowers the Public Administrator to issue a written certification that the Public Administrator is authorized to take possession of a decedent's estate. Despite this statutory authorization, the Public Administrator has encountered difficulty in seizing assets from financial institutions, government or private agencies, retirement fund administrators, insurance companies, licensed security dealers, or other persons who are unfamiliar with these laws. These entities may not recognize that receiving a written certification issued by the Public Administrator will fully discharge them from “any liability for any act or omission of the public administrator with respect to the property or the safe-deposit box” under STANDING ORDER-PERMITTING KERN COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF THE PROPOERTY OF THE DECEDENT - 1 GANNVOS

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Probate Code § 7603, subd. (d).) WHEREFORE, IT IS SO ORDERED: Upon presentation of a written certification issued by the Public Administrator that the Public Administrator is authorized to take possession or control of property of a decedent pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 7, of the California Probate Code, a financial institution, government or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person shall, without the necessity of inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued allow the Public Administrator to fulfill his or her statutory duties under Probate Code § 7603, subd. (c). The written certification is effective for thirty (30) days after the date of issuance. (Prob. Code § 7603, subd. (a).) When the Public Administrator takes possession or control of property of a decedent under this order, the Public Administrator shall administer the estate through the statutory provisions governing the summary disposition of small estates (Prob. Code § 7660, et seq.) or by filing a petition for formal probate of the estate (Prob. Code § 8000, et seq.). IT IS ORDERED. Dated: July 27 2019. Judith K. Dulcich, Presiding Judge Ketn County Superior Court STANDING ORDER-PERMITTING KERN COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF THE PROPOERTY OF THE DECEDENT - 2