OSC for Sanctions/Removal of the Personal Representative
June 8, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings
13. 24PR0031 ESTATE OF PATSY TALBOT AKA CARTER OSC FOR SANCTIONS/REMOVAL OF THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Letters were issued on June 27, 2024. Petitioner is in violation of Probate Code §8800 for failure to file an Inventory and Appraisal within four months of Letters issuing.
Counsel for Petitioner filed a motion to be relieved, as there has been no contact with Petitioner. The estate’s sole asset was the decedent’s home, which was sold in a foreclosure sale in mid-November 2024. There is no proposed Order.
Nothing new has been filed since May 14, 2025.
On April 6, 2026 the court set this hearing for sanctions and suspension/removal of the personal representative. Nothing has been filed in response to the setting of the hearing.
TENTATIVE RULING #13: ABSENT OBJECTION THE COURT WILL REMOVE THE PETITIONER AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. ANY PERSON WHO HAS AN OBJECTION MAY MAKE IT ANY TIME, EVEN ORALLY AT THE HEARING (PROBATE CODE § 1043). A STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION HEARING IS SET FOR 8:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2027, IN DEPARTMENT NINE. PETITIONER OR COUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR, OR FILE A STATUS UPDATE WITH THE COURT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT HEARING.
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