Petition for Order on Report of Administrator; for Waiver of Account; for Statutory Administrator’s and Attorney’s Compensation; for Reimbursement of Costs Advanced; and for Final Distribution
PLEASE NOTE: Probate cases that are designated as confidential by California law will not be posted online. For tentative rulings in those matters, please contact the judicial secretary at (415) 444- 7260. Page 7 | 11 PR0001869 IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS A. MacNICHOLS IRREVOCABLE TRUST Petition for Instructions; Appointment of Successor Trustee and Approval of Prior Trustee’s Accountings per Probate Code 17200, filed by Kim Schwarcz on 6/23/26. Ruling. Absent objections, the petition is granted. Petitioner is ordered to submit a proposed Order to the Court, no later than five court days from the date of this hearing.
PR0001894 IN THE MATTER OF GISELA SCHARIAT Petition for Letters of Administration, filed by Markus Schariat on 7/13/26. Ruling. This matter is continued to September 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Petitioner is ordered to address the following: 1. File a Supplement to Petition, signed and verified by Petitioner, stating whether Decedent was survived by any issue of a predeceased child. (Item 5a(7)-(8).) If so, please provide their names, ages, relationships to Decedent, and address.
2. Mail notice of the Petition for Probate to all interested parties, including any parties id entified in Issue 1, using the mandatory Judicial Council Form “Notice of Petition to Administer Estate.” (Judicial Council Forms, form DE-121.)
3. File a copy of the DE-121 that was mailed, with the Proof of Service complete d on page 2 showing that all interested parties received at least fifteen days’ notice of the Petition for Probate. (Prob. Code, § 8110.)
4. File Proof of Publication of Notice. (Prob. Code, § 8120 et seq.)
5. Submit proposed Order on the mandatory form “Order for Probate.” (Judicial Council Forms, form DE-140.)
6. All documents must be filed or submitted at least five court days prior to hea ring. (Super. Ct. Marin County, Local Rules, rule 6.2(b), Filing, Hearing, and Continuance Procedures.) PR0001926 IN TH E MATTER OF CAROL G. POOL Petition to Establish Fact, Date, and Place of Marriage, filed by Carol G. Pool on 8/4/26. Ruling. This matter is continued to September 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. for further review. Petitioner is ordered to file, at least five court days prior to hearing, a pleading explaining why Peter Ziegler’s distribution amount should not be deposited with the County Treasurer pursuant to
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Petition for Order on Report of Administrator; for Waiver of Account; for Statutory Administrator’s and Attorney’s Compensation; for Reimbursement of Costs Advanced; and for Final Distribution, filed by Holger Siegwart on 7/15/26.
Ruling. This matter is continued to September 3, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. for further review.