Pick a deadline and enter the trigger date. The result applies Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10 (counting, weekends and court holidays), service-method extensions where the law allows them, and the rule for that deadline, with each step and citation shown. Scope: Lake County local rules are included below (marked with the court name), layered on these base rules. California superior court probate proceedings: decedents' estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships under the Probate Code; Code of Civil Procedure rules of practice as applied by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court Title 7 (rules 7.51, 7.801, 7.802 checked) and rule 8.104 for appeals. Statewide only; local probate rules not included.. Rules current as of 2026-10-23.
Lake County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2026-01-01)
Deadline
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Trigger (Hearing date): Friday, November 6, 2026.
Count back 15 calendar days: Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 1220(a)(1)
(a) If notice of hearing is required to be given as provided in this section:(1) At least 15 days before the time set for the hearing, the petitioner or the person filing the report, account, or other paper shall cause notice of the time and place of the hearing to be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to the persons required to be given notice.
Official sourceCal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 17(b)(4): "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Prob. Code 1000(a): "Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code."
Last day to mail/deliver notice. Prob. Code 1215(a)(4): the period of notice is not extended for mail; 1215(c)(2) same for electronic delivery. Default recipients: personal representative and persons who requested special notice (1220(a)(2)); specific statutes add others (e.g., 11000 for accounts, 12201 for status reports, 9103(e) late-claim petitions, 8906(c) appraisal objections). CRC 7.51: mailed notice must go individually and directly to each person; notice to a represented person goes per Prob. Code 1214. Court may dispense with notice for good cause (1220(c)). Posting (Prob. Code 1230, 15 days before hearing) is a clerk duty where required.
If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
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Uncontested/no-notice ex parte requests submitted after 12:00 noon unlikely to be reviewed same day. Lake Local Rule 3.5(A)
Contested ex parte hearings at 3:30 p.m. daily in Department 1; schedule with judicial assistant by 9:00 a.m. the preceding court day; papers to court at least 2 hours before hearing. Lake Local Rule 3.5(B)-(C)
Family law emergency (ex parte) requests are decided on the papers; request deemed submitted 10:00 a.m. next court day if notice given before 10:00 a.m. prior court day (otherwise second court day); written opposition due by 10:00 a.m. on deemed-submission day. Lake Local Rule 5.9(F), (J)
Family law meet and confer must occur before the hearing day. Lake Local Rule 5.2
Family Centered Case Review: if initial pleadings not served and proof filed within 60 days of filing, attendance mandatory and LK-100 status report required; FL-141 before second case review conference. Lake Local Rule 5.8(A)(2)-(3)
Law and motion pleadings requesting a hearing: leave hearing time blank; court assigns time slot. Court does not publish tentative rulings. Courtrooms and Holidays page, About Calendars
Civil ex parte (contested, appearance required): copies of application/moving papers submitted no later than 2 hours before the scheduled 3:30 p.m. hearing. Lake Local Rule 3.5(C)
Family law emergency requests: notice by mail is complete 5 calendar days after deposit (2 calendar days after carrier receipt for next-day delivery) for purposes of the deemed-submitted time. Lake Local Rule 5.9(G)
Family law reconciliation: parties attempting reconciliation are relieved of case-plan standards, but if no dismissal or judgment is filed within 12 months of the petition the court sets a case review conference. Lake Local Rule 5.8(G)
Probate (guardianship/conservatorship accountings): lodged confidential supporting documents not picked up or returned by SASE may be destroyed 45 days after the hearing. Lake Local Rule 6.9
Small claims continuance after service: written request at least 10 days before the court date with $10 fee and notice to the other party. Not modeled: restates CCP 116.570(a)(1). Lake Local Rule 12.3
Small claims: plaintiff who will miss the hearing must contact the court in writing before the hearing date to request a continuance, or the case is dismissed without prejudice. Lake Local Rule 12.4
Unlawful detainer: cases pending and not set for trial 25 days after filing are set for a status conference; plaintiff's non-appearance may lead to dismissal. Lake Local Rule 13.2
Electronic filing: paper courtesy copy due within 7 court days of e-filing for filings over 50 pages and summary judgment motions (and other listed categories). Lake Local Rule 20.7
Under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20, county rules cannot change statewide deadlines for pleadings, motions, discovery or ex parte applications; local rules that tried to were excluded from the calculator.