State statute
DE-157 Notice of Administration to Creditors
California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.
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- 2026-09-26
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- 2026-10-05
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- California
DE-157 Notice of Administration to Creditors Effective: January 1, 2013¶
Source: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-157
Notice of Administration to Creditors (DE-157)
Tells those to whom a deceased person owes money or other property (creditors) who has been appointed as the personal representative of the deceased person’s estate and that the representative has started managing the estate. Also provides creditors with information about how and when to make a claim against the estate and what may happen if they do not file a claim on time.
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Effective: January 1, 2013
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