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Alameda — Form DE-165

California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.

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2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-27
Jurisdiction
Alameda County

Alameda — Form DE-165

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DE-165 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
CASE NUMBER:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION
Independent Administration of Estates Act
Objection Consent

NOTICE: If you do not object in writing or obtain a court order preventing the action proposed below, you will be treated as if you consented to the proposed action and you may not object after the proposed action has been taken. If you object, the personal representative may take the proposed action only under court supervision. An objection form is on the reverse. If you wish to object, you may use the form or prepare your own written objection.

  1. The personal representative (executor or administrator) of the estate of the deceased is (names):

  2. The personal representative has authority to administer the estate without court supervision under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (Prob. Code, § 10400 et seq.) a. with full authority under the act. b. with limited authority under the act (there is no authority, without court supervision, to (1) sell or exchange real property or (2) grant an option to purchase real property or (3) borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property).

  3. On or after (date): , the personal representative will take the following action without court supervision (describe in specific terms here or in Attachment 3): The proposed action is described in an attachment labeled Attachment 3.

  4. Real property transaction (Check this box and complete item 4b if the proposed action involves a sale or exchange or a
    grant of an option to purchase real property.)
    a. The material terms of the transaction are specified in item 3, including any sale price and the amount of or method of
    calculating any commission or compensation to an agent or broker.
    b. $ is the value of the subject property in the probate inventory. No inventory yet.

NOTICE: A sale of real property without court supervision means that the sale will NOT be presented to the court for confirmation at a hearing at which higher bids for the property may be presented and the property sold to the highest bidder. (Continued on reverse) Form Approved by the NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION Probate Code, § 10580 et seq. Judicial Council of California DE-165 [Rev. January 1, 1998] Objection—Consent (Probate) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com

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ESTATE OF (Name): CASE NUMBER:

DECEDENT

  1. If you OBJECT to the proposed action a. Sign the objection form below and deliver or mail it to the personal representative at the following address (specify name and address):

OR b. Send your own written objection to the address in item 5a. (Be sure to identify the proposed action and state that you object to it.) OR c. Apply to the court for an order preventing the personal representative from taking the proposed action without court supervision.

d. NOTE: Your written objection or the court order must be received by the personal representative before the date in the box in item 3, or before the proposed action is taken, whichever is later. If you object, the personal representative may take the proposed action only under court supervision.

  1. If you APPROVE the proposed action, you may sign the consent form below and return it to the address in item 5a. If you do not object in writing or obtain a court order, you will be treated as if you consented to the proposed action.

  2. If you need more INFORMATION, call (name): (telephone):

Date:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OR ATTORNEY)

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ACTION

I OBJECT to the action proposed in item 3.

NOTICE: Sign and return this form (both sides) to the address in item 5a. The form must be received before the date in the box in item 3, or before the proposed action is taken, whichever is later. (You may want to use certified mail, with return receipt requested. Make a copy of this form for your records.)

Date:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF OBJECTOR)

CONSENT TO PROPOSED ACTION

I CONSENT to the action proposed in item 3.

NOTICE: You may indicate your consent by signing and returning this form (both sides) to the address in item 5a. If you do not object in writing or obtain a court order, you will be treated as if you consented to the proposed action.

Date:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF CONSENTER) DE-165 [Rev. January 1, 1998] NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION Page two Objection—Consent For your protection and(Probate)privacy, please press the Print This Form Clear This Form button after you have printed the form. Clear This Form

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