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DE-125 Summons (Probate)
California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.
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DE-125 Summons (Probate) Effective: January 1, 1998 — Get form DE-125¶
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DE-125 SUMMONS PROBATEFOR(JUICIOCOURT USETESTAMENTARIO)ONLY (SOLO (CITACION JUDICIAL) PARA USO DE LA CORTE)
NOTICE TO: (Aviso a)
FROM: (De)
ESTATE OF: (Herencia de)
A court proceeding has been started which may La corte ha comenzado a tramitar una acción judicial affect your interests in the estate. Read the testamentaria que puede afectar sus intereses sucesorios. document delivered with this Summons. Lea el documento enviado con esta citación judicial. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this sum- Después de que le entreguen esta citación usted tiene un mons is served on you to file at this court a plazo de 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS para presentar en esta corte typewritten response if you want to be heard by una respuesta escrita a máquina, si desea una audiencia ante the court. la corte. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your Una carta o una llamada telefónica no le ofrecerá protección; typewritten response must be in proper legal su respuesta escrita a máquina tiene que cumplir con las form if you want the court to consider it. formalidades legales apropiadas si usted quiere que la corte considere su caso. If you do not file your response on time, you may Si usted no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder su lose your right to participate in the proceeding or derecho a participar en el proceso juicial o a presentar sus present your evidence. You will not receive pruebas. Usted no recibirá notificación adicional por parte de another warning from the court. la corte. There are other legal requirements. You may Existen otros requisitos legales. Es posible que usted quiera want to call an attorney right away. If you do llamar a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un not know an attorney, you may call an abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de referencia de attorney referral service or a legal aid office abogados o a una oficina de ayuda legal (vea el directorio (listed in the phone book) . telefónico). The name and address of the COURT is: (El nombre y dirección de la CORTE es) CASE NUMBER (Número del caso):
The name, address, and telephone number of the filing party's attorney, or the party without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del accionante, o del accionante que no tiene abogado, es)
DATE: Clerk, by , Deputy (Fecha) (Actuario) (Delegado) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served a. as an individual. b. on behalf of (specify): under: Code Civ. Proc., § 416.10 (corporation) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.60 (minor) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.20 (defunct Code Civ. Proc., § 416.70 (conservatee) corporation) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.90 (individual) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.40 (association other (specify): or partnership) c. by personal delivery on (date): (Proof of Service on reverse) Page 1 of 2 Form Approved by the Judicial SUMMONS Probate Code, §§ 8250, 8271 Council of California DE-125 [Rev. January 1, 1998] (Probate)
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ESTATE OF (Name): CASE NUMBER: DECEDENT PROOF OF SERVICE
At the time of service I was at least 18 years of age and not a party to this action, and I served copies of the (specify documents):
a. Party served (specify name of party as shown on the documents served):
b. Person served: party in item 2a other (specify name and title or relationship to the party named in item 2a):
c. Address:
I served the party named in item 2
a. by personally delivering the copies (1) on (date): (2) at (time):
b. by leaving the copies with or in the presence of (name and title or relationship to person indicated in item 2b):
(1) (business) a person at least 18 years of age apparently in charge at the office or usual place of business of the
person served. I informed him or her of the general nature of the papers.
(2) (home) a competent member of the household (at least 18 years of age) at the dwelling house or usual place of
abode of the person served. I informed him or her of the general nature of the papers.
(3) on (date): (4) at (time):
(5) A declaration of diligence is attached. (Substituted service on natural person, minor, conservatee, or candidate.)
c. by mailing the copies to the person served, addressed as shown in item 2c, by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
(1) on (date): (2) from (city):
(3) with two copies of the Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt and a postage-paid return envelope addressed to
me (attach completed form).
(4) to an address outside California with return receipt requested. (Attach completed form.)
d. by causing copies to be mailed. A declaration of mailing is attached.
e. other (specify other manner of service and authorizing code section):
The ''Notice to the Person Served" (on the Summons) was completed as follows: a. as an individual defendant. b. as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specify): c. on behalf of (specify): under: Code Civ. Proc., § 416.10 (corporation) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.60 (minor) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.20 (defunct corporation) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.70 (conservatee) Code Civ. Proc., § 416.40 (association Code Civ. Proc., § 416.90 (individual) or partnership) other (specify):
Person serving (name, address, and telephone number): a. Fee for service $: b. Not a registered California process server. c. Exempt from registration under Business & Professions Code, § 22350(b). d. Registered California process server. (1) Employee or independent contractor (2) Registration No. (specify): (3) County (specify): (4) Expiration (date):
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
I am a California sheriff or marshal and I certify that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date: (SIGNATURE) DE-125 [Rev. January 1, 1998] PROOF OF SERVICE Page two (Summons—Probate) Code of Civil Procedure, § 417.10(f)For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear This Form button after you have printed the form. Print this form Save this form Clear this form