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HomeProbate CodeDiv. 3Pt. 2Ch. 6§ 1252 Special Notice Requirements

§ 1252 Special Notice Requirements

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§ 1252 Special Notice Requirements

This law says that if someone asks for special notice about a court hearing, you must send them a written notice with the papers at least 15 days before the hearing, unless the court says you don’t have to. If the notice is for a paper that doesn’t need a hearing (like an inventory), you must send it within 15 days after you file it.

Key Takeaways

  • •If a special‑notice request is made, you must give written notice with the paper.
  • •The notice must be delivered at least 15 days before the hearing, unless the court waives it.
  • •For papers that don’t need a hearing (like an inventory), you must deliver them within 15 days after filing.

Example

Jane files a petition for her father's estate and a relative has asked for special notice of the hearing.

Jane must mail Jane’s petition and the hearing date to the relative at the address they gave, at least 15 days before the hearing, unless the judge says she can skip the notice. If Jane later files an inventory of the estate, she must mail that inventory to the relative within 15 days after filing it.

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§ 1252 Special Notice Requirements

(a) Unless the court makes an order dispensing with the notice, if a request has been made pursuant to Section 1250 for special notice of a hearing, the person filing the petition, report, account, or other paper shall give written notice of the filing, together with a copy of the petition, report, account, or other paper, and the time and place set for the hearing, by delivering the documents pursuant to Section 1215 to the person named in the request at the address set forth in the request, at least 15 days before the time set for the hearing. (b) If a request has been made pursuant to Section 1250 for special notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of the estate or of the filing of any other paper that does not require a hearing, the inventory and appraisal or other paper shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 not later than 15 days after the inventory and appraisal or other paper is filed with the court. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 23. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

special noticeSection 1250Section 1215inventory and appraisal

Related Statutes

  • § 1250 Request Special Notice
  • § 1251 Special Notice Request Changes
  • § 1214 Attorney Service Requirement
  • § 1217 Default Service Method
  • § 1220 Notice Hearing Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Probate Code. Section 1252.
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