Matter of Scobel

May 11, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings

12. 24PR0313 MATTER OF SCOBEL Petition for Final Distribution

Letters of Administration were issued on December 23, 2024, granting Petitioner full authority under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

A Final Inventory and Appraisal was filed on April 1, 2025.

Proof of Service of Notice of the hearing on the Petition was filed on March 18, 2026. No one has filed a request for special notice in this proceeding.

The proposed distribution of the estate includes equal distribution between decedent’s two adult daughters. Decedent’s wife assigned her interest in the estate to the daughters.

The Petition requests:

1. The administration of the estate be brought to a close;

2. The First and Final Account be settled, allowed and approved;

3. All acts and proceedings of the Administrator be confirmed and approved;

4. The Administrator be authorized to pay herself $15,474.09 in statutory compensation;

5. The Administrator be authorized to pay herself $7,779.75 in reimbursement for costs paid by her on behalf of the estate;

6. The Administrator be authorized to pay statutory attorney fees in the amount of $15,474.09;

7. The Administrator be authorized to retain $5,000 in closing expenses and to pay liabilities, and to deliver the unused part to the beneficiaries of the estate without further court order after closing expenses have been paid;

8. Distribution of the estate in Petitioner’s hands and any other property of the estate not now known or later discovered be distributed to the beneficiaries as set forth in the Petition; and,

9. Upon filing of receipts and the Ex Parte Petition for Discharge, Petition may be discharged and released from all liability that may be incurred thereafter.

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May 11, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings

TENTATIVE RULING #12: ABSENT OBJECTION THE PETITION IS GRANTED AS REQUESTED. ANY PERSON WHO HAS AN OBJECTION MAY MAKE IT ANY TIME, EVEN ORALLY AT THE HEARING (PROBATE CODE § 1043