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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial Chapter 7 Rule 7.3 Probate Examiner Counsel may telephone the Probate Probate Rules Examiner’s Office to determine if there are any defects in the file two days prior to the Rule 7.0 Filing Location hearing.

Probate matters must be filed in the Probate [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 7.2 renumbered to 7.3 01/01/17] Department located on the 1st Floor of the Rule 7.4 HearingsEl Centro Courthouse on 939 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243. All probate matters are heard on Friday of [Adopted January 1, 2017] each week at 8:30 a.m. in the assigned probate department except Lanterman, Petris, Rule 7.1 Caption of Petitions Short (LPS) Conservatorship matters. Lanterman, Petris, Short (LPS) The caption of a petition shall be all-inclusive Conservatorship matters are scheduled on as to the order sought so that the matter may Monday of each week in the assigned be properly calendared and posted, and any department. The hearing date is scheduled by filing fees determined. If any part of the counsel and required to be on all notices of estate is to be distributed to a trust, the hearing at the time of filing thereof. The caption shall so indicate. Court does not schedule the date of any hearing or mail notices of any hearings. [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 7.0 renumbered to 7.1 01/01/17] [Adopted July 1, 2007, amended 01/01/12, Rule 7.3 Rule 7.2 Appearances renumbered to 7.4 01/01/17]

Rule 7.5 Order for Family AllowanceAppearances are required on all petitions for

appointment of conservators/guardians, The duration of an order for family allowanceconfirmation of sale of real or personal is limited to six months if no inventory andproperty and any petition to which objection appraisal has been filed, and is limited to onehas been filed. All other petitions may be pre- year if an inventory and appraisal has beenapproved by the Probate Examiner, with no filed.appearance required, if an order is received by the Court prior to the hearing. However, if [Adopted July 1, 2007, amended January 1, 01/01/12, Rule an interested person appears and objects and 7.4 renumbered to 7.5 01/01/17] the Court determines that an appearance is necessary by Counsel, the matter may be Rule 7.6 Independent Administration continued. No notice of continued hearing date will be mailed by the Court; it is the When a personal representative has been responsibility of counsel to determine granted authority to administer the estate whether the matter has been approved or under the Independent Administration of continued. Estates Act (beginning at Probate Code, Section 10400), the following polices shall [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 7.1 renumbered to 7.2 apply: 01/01/17]] (a) The original of the notice of proposed action and proof of mailing or personal delivery of the notice shall be filed with the Court.

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