Final Distribution Hearing
PROBATE CALENDAR JUNE 5, 2026
6. ESTATE OF CAMPAU, 24PR0341
Final Distribution Hearing
Pending before the court is the petition for final distribution filed May 28, 2026. As
an initial matter, the court notes there is no notice of hearing in the court’s file. (Prob.
Code, § 11601.)
Letters testamentary were issued on February 14, 2025. On April 16, 2026, the
executor filed the Final Inventory and Appraisal, indicating that the sole assets of the
estate include the real property located at 945 Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe, California, and the furnishings at said property.
The decedent’s spouse predeceased her. The petition indicates there is only one
beneficiary, Page Roxanne Campau. However, the decedent’s will includes three
beneficiaries: (1) Page Roxanne Campau; (2) Michelle Louise Stein (the
petitioner/executor); and (3) Peter Throop Campau.
To date, no accounting has been submitted. Attached to the petition is a waiver of
account purportedly signed by Page Roxanne Campau. The court notes, however, that
the signature on the waiver is a “Docusign” signature that is unaccompanied by any
supporting documentation from Docusign (i.e., time, signor information, etc.). There is
also no waiver of account from Peter Throop Campau.
The petition requests 100 percent distribution to Page Roxanne Campau “with a note
payable to Michelle Stein in the amount of $464,160 for probate expenses.” Included in the expenses is a $413,210.36 expense incurred on June 6, 2025, to pay off the
mortgage on the decedent’s real property.1 There is no supporting documentation for
any of the alleged expenses. Additionally, the loan mortgage payoff is not a probate
expense. Rather, it would appear to be a creditor’s claim. (See Prob. Code, § 9000
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1 The petition to administer estate estimated the total encumbrances on decedent’s real
property to be $386,391.49.
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There is no report of actions taken under the Independent Administration of Estates
Act. (See Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 7.250.)
The petition also makes generalized statements, such as: (1) “Notice to creditors was
duly given a required by law. The time for filing creditor claims has expired;” and (2) “All
debts, expenses of administration, taxes, and charges of the estate have been paid,
settled, or otherwise provided for by Michelle Stein.” However, these statements do
sufficiently address each of the specific tax compliance and notice requirements.
TENTATIVE RULING # 6: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED AT 8:30 A.M., FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026, IN DEPARTMENT FOUR.