Status of Administration
July 13, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings
7. 25PR0126 ESTATE OF MARY V. MENSING STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION
Letters of Administration/Letters Testamentary were issued on July 28, 2025, granting Petitioner full authority under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. A Final Inventory and Appraisal was filed on November 12, 2025. Waivers of Account were executed by all the heirs entitled to distributions under the estate. There is no Proof of Service of Notice of the hearing on the Petition on file with the Court. The proposed distribution of the estate is in equal shares to each of decedent’s three adult children. The Petition is in compliance with Local Rule 10.07.12
The Petition requests: 1. The administration of the estate be brought to a close without the requirement of an accounting; 2. All acts, transactions and proceedings of the Administrator be ratified, confirmed and approved; 3. The Administrator be authorized to pay statutory attorney fees in the amount of $6,920.14; 4. Approval of distribution of the estate to the persons entitled to it pursuant to the Petition for Final Distribution; 5. 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 6. Upon filing of receipts and the Ex Parte Petition for Discharge, Petitioner may be discharged and released from all liability that may be incurred thereafter.
An Order Settling First and Final Account and Report of Administrator, Allowing of Compensation to Attorneys for Ordinary Services and for Final Distribution was entered on March 23, 2026. There are no Receipts of Distribution on file with the Court. There is no Ex Parte Petition for Final Discharge (Judicial Council Form DE-295) on file with the Court.
July 13, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings
TENTATIVE RULING #7: AN ORDER FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION HAVING BEEN ENTERED BY THE COURT ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE MATTER IS CONTINUED TO 8:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2027, IN DEPARTMENT NINE, BY WHICH TIME THE COURT EXPECTS RECEIPTS AND AN EX PARTE PETITION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE (JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORM DE-295) TO BE FILED WITH THE COURT.
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