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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: Santa Barbara 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.

County:Santa Barbara County local rules independently reviewed (effective 2025-01-01)

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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 source

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

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."

Official source

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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Santa Barbara County: other local timing requirements

Civil tentative rulings made available by 3:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing (phone and optionally website); notice of intent to appear by 4:00 p.m. per CRC 3.1308. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1301
Civil case settling before trial: party who demanded jury must notify the Jury Commissioner by 3:00 p.m. the court day before trial or forfeit jury deposit and pay juror costs. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 802
Family ex parte: moving papers (with proposed order) served and filed by 1:00 p.m. the court day preceding the hearing. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1408
Family ex parte hearing date/time obtained by telephone request to the department the court day before the hearing. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1406(1)
Family stipulated continuance: written stipulation and FL-307 presented no later than the scheduled start of the hearing. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1413(4)
Court calendar: clerk posts weekly assignments and next-day calendar by 4:00 p.m. each court day. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 901
Remote appearances (all divisions): join at least five minutes before the hearing time. Proposed amended Rule 1005 effective January 1, 2027 is out for comment (through November 16, 2026); not reviewed. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1005
Motion to close or open a court proceeding: written notice of motion filed at least 2 court days before the hearing; motion heard at least one day before the hearing (shorter notice in court's discretion). For civil cases this is a motion rule likely within CRC 3.20; listed as a requirement only. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 604
Family financial document exchange on motions: movant's Exchange Date is the date of service of a support or fee motion; responder's is the earlier of service of or due date for the opposition. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1419(e)(2)-(3)
Probate examination notes may post 5 or more court days before hearing; supplements or corrections processed within 2 court days before the hearing are not reflected and the filer must appear. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1721(c)
Probate proposed orders: noon cut-off on the 5-court-day deadline. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1724(b)
Conservatorship/guardianship first accounting: court sets a compliance date at appointment, typically no later than 90 days after the first anniversary of appointment; subsequent accountings typically every two years. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1772(a)
Conservatorship: court orders a meet and confer of all counsel within 48 hours of appointment of counsel for the conservatee. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1773(a)
Criminal in-custody arraignment complaints: filed by 12:00 p.m. on the last day the arraignment must be heard. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1900(A)
Mental health (W&I 5333/5334, 5250): capacity petitions and appeals filed by 4:45 p.m. each court day; capacity hearings on a fixed weekday schedule and in no event beyond 72 hours of filing; appeals heard within 72 hours excluding weekends and holidays; certification review postponement up to 48 hours on patient request. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1601(a)-(c), 1603(a), 1605(e)
Traffic: clerk may grant an initial 30-day extension to pay or prove completion of community service, traffic school, or correction, and a discretionary second 30-day extension; judicial review orders communicated within 30 days of receipt of request. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 2108(2), 2109
Civil remote-hearing exhibits delivered by carrier must arrive between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on a court day; do not use the drop box. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule Countywide Exhibit Protocol (rev. Aug. 2026)
[civil case management] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Civil: initial case management conference set 120 days after complaint filed (after 120 calendar days from Filing of the complaint (general civil)). Court-set date (notice sent to plaintiff); use to project the CMC and the CRC 3.724/3.725 dates that run from it. Court may set otherwise; the noticed date controls. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1309(b)
[civil case management] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Civil: CMC after transfer from another county or division (after 90 calendar days from Receipt of the transferred file by the clerk of the transferee court). Outer limit for the court-scheduled CMC; the noticed date controls. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1309(b)
[unlawful detainer case management] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Unlawful detainer: case not resolved or set for trial may be set for CMC (after 45 calendar days from Filing of the unlawful detainer complaint). Discretionary court action ('may be set'); calendar as a status checkpoint, not a party deadline. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1309(b)
[family case management] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Family: first case management conference set by court (after 180 calendar days from Initial filing of dissolution, legal separation, nullity, or parentage case). Outer limit for court-set date; the noticed date controls. Subsequent CMCs within 180 days after each CMC (court may discontinue per CRC 5.83). Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1421(a)
[traffic] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Traffic infraction: earliest arraignment date on promise to appear (after 21 calendar days from Issuance of the notice to appear (infraction, released on promise to appear)). Window for the appearance date set on the citation; see the 45-day item. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 2103
[traffic] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Traffic infraction: latest arraignment date on promise to appear (after 45 calendar days from Issuance of the notice to appear (infraction, released on promise to appear)). Upper end of the 21-45 day window. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 2103
[traffic] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Traffic infraction: clerk extension of first appearance date (each extension) (after 30 calendar days from Date noted on the citation for the first scheduled appearance). Maximum length of a clerk-granted extension; second 30-day extension discretionary. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 2102
[traffic criminal] Court-set or administrative timing (not a party deadline): Misdemeanor traffic: appearance after release on bail (after 30 calendar days from Acceptance of bail by law enforcement). Outer limit for the appearance date. Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 2103.2

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.

Official local rules

California probate deadlines covered

Deadline	Period	Rule
Notice of hearing on petition, report, or account (decedent estates and general)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1220(a)(1)
Notice of hearing on petition to administer decedent's estate (heirs, devisees, named executors)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 8110
First publication of notice of petition to administer estate	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 8120, 8121(a)
Notice of hearing in guardianship/conservatorship matters (default rule)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1460(a)-(b)
Notice of hearing on petition for appointment of guardian	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1511(a)-(c)
Notice of hearing on petition for appointment of conservator (spouse/partner and relatives)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1822(a)-(b)
Notice to regional center (proposed conservatee with developmental disabilities)	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1822(e)
Personal service of citation and petition on proposed conservatee	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1823(a), 1824
Notice of hearing on trust petition (Prob. Code 17200 petitions)	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 17203(a)-(b)
Creditor claim deadline: 4 months after letters (alternative 1)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(1)
Creditor claim deadline: 60 days after notice of administration mailed or delivered (alternative 2)	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2)
Notice of administration to known creditors: 4 months after letters (alternative 1)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9050(a), 9051(a)
Notice of administration to creditor: 30 days after PR first learns of creditor (alternative 2)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9051(b)
Petition to file late creditor claim	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9103(a)-(b)
Creditor may treat claim as rejected if PR/court has not acted (30 days after filing)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9256
Creditor suit on rejected claim (claim due when rejection given): 90 days after notice of rejection	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9353(a)(1), (b)
Creditor suit on rejected claim (claim not yet due when rejected): 90 days after claim becomes due	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9353(a)(2)
Outside limit for actions on decedent's liabilities: one year after death	12 months after	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 366.2(a)-(b)
Inventory and appraisal (decedent's estate)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 8800(b)-(c)
Notice to probate referee of hearing on objection to appraisal (decedent's estate)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 8906(a)-(c)
Notice of proposed action (IAEA): deliver at least 15 days before proposed action date	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10586
Objection to proposed action (IAEA): must reach PR before the date specified in the notice	1 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10587(b)-(c); 10590(a), (d)
Petition for final distribution or status report: 1 year after letters (no federal estate tax return)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 12200(a)
Petition for final distribution or status report: 18 months after letters (federal estate tax return required)	18 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 12200(b)
Will contest after probate (petition to revoke probate)	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8270
Response to will contest (summons on objection to probate)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8250(a)
Probate of later-discovered will by proponent who had notice: 120 days after first order (alternative 1)	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8226(c)
Probate of later-discovered will: 60 days after proponent learns of the will (alternative 2)	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8226(c)(2)
Trustee notification (Prob. Code 16061.7): 60 days after triggering event	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16061.7(f)
Trustee notification to person not known at time of event: 60 days after trustee learns of them	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16061.7(f)
Trust contest deadline: 120 days after trustee notification served (alternative 1)	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16061.8
Trust contest deadline: 60 days after copy of trust terms delivered within the 120-day period (alternative 2)	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16061.8
Guardian/conservator inventory and appraisal	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2610(a)
Objection to guardianship/conservatorship appraisal	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2614(a)-(b)
Deliver order appointing conservator and rights notice to conservatee and relatives	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1830(c)
First account of guardian or conservator: one year after appointment	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2620(a)
Subsequent account of guardian or conservator: biennially	24 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2620(a)
Conservatorship review: six months after initial appointment	6 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 1850(a)(1)
Conservatorship review: one year after initial appointment and annually thereafter	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 1850(a)(2)
Court investigator review report certified to court	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1851(b)(1)
Notice of appeal from appealable probate order: 60 days after clerk serves notice of entry	60 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(A); Prob. Code 1300, 1303, 1304
Notice of appeal from appealable probate order: 60 days after party serves notice of entry	60 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(B)
Notice of appeal from appealable probate order: 180 days after entry (outside limit)	180 days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1)(C), (c)(4)
Named executor petitions for administration (or risks waiver of right to appointment)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8001
Custodian of will delivers original to court clerk and copy to named executor	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8200(a)-(b)
Small estate affidavit (personal property): earliest date to use (40 days after death)	40 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 13100
Petition to determine succession to decedent's primary residence (13151): earliest filing date	40 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 13151(a)
Affidavit re real property of small value (13200): earliest filing date (six months after death)	6 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13200(a)
Petition for preliminary distribution: earliest filing date (two months after letters)	2 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 11620
Notice of death to Director of Health Care Services (Medi-Cal recovery)	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(a)
Director of Health Care Services' time to file claim after notice	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(a)
Notice of death to California Victim Compensation Board (heir or beneficiary incarcerated)	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(b), (d)
Notice of administration to Franchise Tax Board	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(c)
Notice of death to Department of Child Support Services (decedent had support obligation)	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(e)(1), (3)
Local child support agency's time to assert claim after 9202(e) notice	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9202(e)(2)
Notice of sale of estate personal property by posting (at least 15 days before sale date)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10250(a)
Former personal representative's account after resignation, removal, or other termination	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 10952
Account by legal representative of deceased or incapacitated personal representative	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 10953(b)
Interested person's petition for mandatory account order: available more than one year after letters or last account	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 10950(a)-(c)
Notice of hearing on petition for temporary guardianship or temporary conservatorship	5 court days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2250(e)
Personal delivery to proposed conservatee of notice of proposed temporary conservator appointment	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2250.2(c)
Hearing to reconsider ex parte temporary guardianship (if general hearing not within 30 days)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2250(f)
Hearing on petition to terminate ex parte temporary conservatorship (filed more than 15 days before general hearing)	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2250(h)(1)
Notice of hearing on petition to terminate temporary conservatorship (2250(h)(1) hearing)	10 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2250(h)(1)
Notice of hearing on petition to terminate temporary conservatorship heard with general petition (2250(h)(2))	5 court days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2250(h)(2)
Guardian or conservator files notice of change of residence	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2352(e)(1)-(2)
Advance notice of intent to remove ward from current residence (15 days)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2352(e)(3)
Advance notice of intent to remove conservatee from current residence (20 days)	20 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2352(e)(3)
Court investigator's report on proposed conservatorship filed and delivered (at least 5 days before hearing)	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1826(a)(10)-(11)
Regional center assessment of proposed limited conservatee (within 30 days after petition filed)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1827.5(a)
Regional center report delivered before limited conservatorship hearing	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1827.5(d)
File delinquent guardianship/conservatorship account and set for hearing after court's 2620.2 notice	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2620.2(a)-(b)
Public agency guardian/conservator: file delinquent account after 2620.2 notice	45 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2620.2(a)
Breach of trust claim disclosed in written account or report: 3-year limitation	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 16460(a)(1), (b)
Breach of trust claim not adequately disclosed (or no account): 3 years from discovery	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 16460(a)(2)
Creditor claim against deceased settlor's trust: 4 months after first publication	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19100(a)(1), (b)-(c)
Creditor claim against deceased settlor's trust: 60 days after actual notice	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19100(a)(2)
Petition to file late creditor claim against trust (60 days after creditor's actual knowledge)	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19103(a)
Late creditor claim against trust: absolute outer limit (one year after first publication)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19103(b)
Trust creditor may treat claim as rejected if trustee has not acted (30th day after filing)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19254
Suit (or referral) on rejected trust claim: 90 days after notice of rejection	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19255(a)(1), (c)
Suit on rejected trust claim not due at rejection: 90 days after claim becomes due	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19255(a)(2)
Estate sale of personal property: personal representative files report and petition for confirmation (else purchaser may)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 10260(b)
Estate sale of real property: personal representative files report and petition for confirmation (else purchaser may)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 10308(b)
Creditor claim: serve copy on personal representative (alternative A: 30 days after filing claim)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9150(c)
Creditor claim: serve copy on personal representative (alternative B: 4 months after general letters)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9150(c)
Action pending at death: apply to substitute personal representative after claim rejected	3 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9370(a)(3)
Revocable transfer on death deed: record within 60 days after notarial acknowledgment	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 5626(a)
TODD contest: commence proceeding AND record lis pendens within 120 days after beneficiary's 5682(c) affidavit recorded	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 5694(a), (b)
TODD contest (conservative): 120 days from date of beneficiary's 5681 notice to heirs	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 5681(b) (notice form); 5694
Transfer of beneficiary interest for value (11604.5): file agreement and declaration, serve notice of assignment (30 days after execution)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 11604.5(d)(1), (4), (5)
Transfer of beneficiary interest for value: file and serve within 30 days after letters issue (agreement signed before administration began)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 11604.5(d)(1), (4), (5)
Transfer of beneficiary interest for value: outer limit 15 days before final distribution hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 11604.5(d)(1), (4), (5)
Guardian/conservator of estate: earliest date to petition for compensation (90 days after letters)	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2640(a)
Petition to revoke probate of will: written responsive pleading after service of summons	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8271(a)
Missing person estate (Prob. 12400 et seq.): presumption of death arises after 5 continuous years without contact (earliest petition date)	60 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 12401, 12404
Posthumously conceived child: written notice that genetic material is available (4 months after death certificate or judgment)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 249.5(b)
Posthumous conception notice received: no distribution or death benefit payment until 2 years after death certificate or judgment	24 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 249.6(a)
Disclaimer of interest under will, intestacy, TOD, joint tenancy, insurance, retirement account: file within 9 months (safe-harbor)	9 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 279(b)
Action against decedent covered by liability insurance (Prob. 550 et seq.): one year after the otherwise-applicable limitations period expires	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 551
Section 850 petition (Heggstad / property claimed by or against decedent, conservatee, ward or trust): serve notice and petition at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 851(a)
RUFADAA: custodian must comply with fiduciary request to disclose digital assets or terminate account (60 days); court application available after	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 881(a)
Order suspending or removing guardian, conservator or personal representative: petitioner notifies the bond surety within 5 days after entry	5 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1213(b)
Probate citation: serve at least 5 days before the return day (unless another statute provides)	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1242
Request for special notice on file (decedent estate): deliver notice of filing, copy of the paper, and hearing date at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1252(a)
Request for special notice on file: deliver inventory and appraisal (or other non-hearing paper) within 15 days after filing	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1252(b)
ICWA (probate guardianship or conservatorship of Indian child): no proceeding until at least 10 days after parent, Indian custodian, tribe or BIA receives notice	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1460.2(e)
Ward or conservatee in (or on leave from) a state hospital: notice and copy of petition, report or account to Director of State Hospitals / Developmental Services at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1461(b)
Appointment petition where proposed guardian/conservator is a nonparent provider of services to a person with developmental disabilities: notice and petition to regional center director at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1461.4(a)
Estate includes VA money: notice and copy of petition, report or account to Veterans Administration office at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1461.5
Estate includes VA money: notice of filing and copy of inventory to Veterans Administration office within 15 days after the inventory is filed	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1461.5
ICWA: Indian child's parent's consent to nomination of guardian valid only if executed at least 10 days after the child's birth	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1500.1(a)(1)
Guardianship petitioner learns of undisclosed custody proceeding (adoption, juvenile, dissolution, etc.): amend petition within 10 days	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1512
Guardianship investigation / probation / social services reports available to parties no less than 3 court days before hearing	3 court days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1513(d)
Guardianship of the person: notice and copy of petition to county-designated investigating agency at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1516(a)
Nonrelative guardianship of the person: notice and copy of petition to Director of Social Services (Sacramento) and local investigating agency at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1542
Spouse of conservatee (or spouse-conservator): file and serve notice of dissolution, legal separation or nullity action within 10 days of its filing	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1813(b)
Domestic partner of conservatee (or partner-conservator): notify of termination of domestic partnership within 10 days	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1813.1(b)
Conservatorship of an absentee (military / federal service): notice and petition to the secretary or agency head at least 15 days before hearing (plus Gov. Code 6061 publication)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1842
Conservatorship of a missing person: notice and petition to last known address at least 15 days before hearing (plus Gov. Code 6061 publication)	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1847(a)
Limited conservatorship (developmentally disabled adult): first court review one year after appointment	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 1850.5(a)
Limited conservatorship: subsequent reviews biennially (every 2 years after the prior review)	24 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 1850.5(a)
Court investigator cannot locate conservatee: conservator must make conservatee available within 15 days of receiving notice (or show cause)	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 1853(a)
Petition to terminate or modify limited conservatorship filed by another: serve limited conservator at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1860.5(d)(1)
Petition to authorize sterilization of a conservatee (Prob. 1950 et seq.): serve notice and petition at least 90 days before hearing	90 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 1953
Out-of-state conservator registering conservatorship in California: notice of intent to register at least 15 days before registering	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2014(a)
Petition to transfer guardianship or conservatorship to another county: notice and copy of petition to all persons listed in petition at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2214
Temporary conservator removed conservatee from residence in an emergency: file 2253 request no later than one judicial day after removal	1 court days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2254(b)
Temporary guardian or conservator of the estate: present account within 90 days after appointment of the general guardian or conservator of the estate	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2256(a)
Temporary guardian or conservator: powers terminate 30 days after appointment (unless court sets earlier date or extends)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2257(a)(2), (b)
Conservator of the estate: record certified copy of letters in each county where conservatee owns real property, no later than 90 days after appointment	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2313
Action on guardian's or conservator's bond against sureties: 4 years after discharge/removal or after surcharge order becomes final (whichever later)	48 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2333(b)
Conservator of the person: file care plan within 120 calendar days of appointment	120 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1)
Conservator of the person: file care plan no later than 10 days before a hearing on continuation or termination of the conservatorship	10 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1)
Dementia placement / medication powers (2356.5): conservatee's attorney files petition or report within 30 days after receiving investigator report	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2356.5(g)
Petition for court authorization of medical treatment (2357): personally serve ward (12+) or conservatee and their attorney, and deliver to spouse/partner and relatives, at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2357(e)
Action by ward or conservatee to recover property sold by guardian or conservator: 3 years after termination of guardianship or conservatorship	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2548
Sale of conservatee's personal residence: serve and file final escrow settlement statement within 15 days of close of escrow	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2591.5(c)
Ward or conservatee in a state hospital: deliver copy of inventory and appraisal to the department director within 15 days after filing	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2611
Professional fiduciary guardian or conservator: earliest date to submit a new hourly fee schedule (1 year after prior submission)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2614.8
Guardian of the estate: earliest discharge one year after ward attains majority (unless code provides otherwise)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 2627(b)
Guardian or conservator died or became incapacitated: legal representative files account within 60 days after appointment	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2632(b)
Petitioner whose nominee was not appointed: earliest date to petition for compensation and costs (90 days after letters issue)	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2640.1(a)
Petition for appointment of successor conservator: notice with copy of petition at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2683(a)-(b)
Successor conservator petition: court investigator files report and delivers copies at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2684(f)-(g)
Guardianship/conservatorship special notice on file: notice of filing, copy of paper and hearing date at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2702(a)
Guardianship/conservatorship special notice on file: deliver inventory and appraisal (or non-hearing paper) within 15 days after filing	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2702(b)
Petition to transfer guardianship or conservatorship property to a foreign (other state) fiduciary: notice and petition at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2804
Final account and petition for discharge after transfer to foreign fiduciary: deliver with notice at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2808(b)
Public guardian/conservator removed occupant from intended ward or conservatee's home: hearing must be within 15 days of removal (and 10 days of petition filing); exclusion lapses 15 days after removal	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 2900(b)(3)
Public guardian removal petition: personally serve removed person and intended ward/conservatee at least 5 days before hearing	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 2900(b)(3)
Petition to modify or vacate order for support of conservatee or family from community property (3088): notice and petition to managing spouse at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3088(f)
Petition for court approval of community property transaction where a spouse lacks capacity (3100 et seq.): serve citation and petition on that spouse (or notice on conservator) at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3130(a)-(c)
Community property transaction petition (3100 et seq.): serve nonpetitioning competent spouse and deliver notice to persons named in petition at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3131
Petition for health care decision for adult without conservator (3200 et seq.): personally serve patient, attorney and health care agent; deliver to spouse and relatives at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3206(a)-(b)
Petition to place minor's or disabled person's recovery in a special needs trust: notice and petition to DHCS, State Hospitals and Developmental Services directors at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3604(a); 3602(f); 3611(c)
Special needs trust terminates / beneficiary dies: DHCS, DSH, DDS or requesting county has 4 months after trustee's notice to make claim	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 3605(e)-(f)
Petition to transfer nonresident's California property to foreign fiduciary (3800 et seq.): 15 days' notice to personal representative/possessor and California obligors	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3801(a)
CUTMA petition to designate successor custodian or remove custodian: notice at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 3918(g)
CUTMA: right to petition for custodian accounting ends one year after final accounting filed and property delivered	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 3919(e)
Power of attorney: agent fails to account or report within 60 days after written request, petition to compel available	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 4541(c)
Petition concerning a power of attorney (4540 et seq.): serve notice and petition on attorney-in-fact and principal at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 4544(a)-(b)
Petition concerning advance health care directive / agent / surrogate (4765 et seq.): serve notice and petition on agent or surrogate and patient at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 4769(a)-(b)
Pre-probate will contest: answer the objection within 15 days after demurrer to the contest is overruled	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8251(b)
Action on personal representative's bond against sureties: 4 years after discharge/removal or after surcharge order becomes final (whichever later)	48 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 8488(b)-(c)
Nonresident personal representative served via Secretary of State (8574): answer complaint within 30 days from service	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8576(b)
Motion against nonresident personal representative served under 8574: serve notice of motion at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 8576(c)
Petition to waive appraisal by probate referee: hearing not sooner than 15 days after petition filed (notice with copy of proposed inventory per 1220)	15 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8903(b)-(c)
Petition to remove probate referee for cause: deliver notice to referee at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 8924(a)(1)
Probate referee: return completed appraisal or file status report within 60 days after delivery of inventory	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 8940(b)
Creditor not given notice (bad faith): petition to determine personal representative liability within 16 months after letters	16 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9053(b)(3)(A)
Creditor petition on personal representative liability (9053): serve notice and petition on PR at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 9053(b)(3)(B)
Creditor claim: no amendment or revision for any purpose after 1 year from letters (or order for final distribution, if earlier)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9104(c)
Personal representative may not continue decedent's business beyond 6 months after letters without a court order	6 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9760(b)
Notice of proposed abandonment or disposal of estate tangible personal property (9780 et seq.), personal delivery: at least 5 days before stated date	5 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 9782(c)
Notice of proposed abandonment or disposal of estate tangible personal property, by mail: deposit at least 10 days before stated date	10 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 9782(c)
Objector to abandonment fails to take possession within 10 days after request: personal representative may abandon or dispose without court order	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 9788(a)
Option to purchase given in will with no stated time limit: exercise within one year from death	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 9980(b)
Private sale of estate personal property: must be made no later than one year after the day stated in the notice of sale	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 10255(a)
Private sale of estate real property: must be made no later than one year after the day stated in the notice of sale	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 10306(a)
Estate real property appraised at $5,000 or less: posted notice of sale (in lieu of publication) at least 15 days before sale date or auction	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10301
Private sale of estate real property: appraisal (and valuation date) must be within one year before the confirmation hearing	12 months before	Cal. Prob. Code 10309(a)(1)-(3)
Purchaser defaulted after confirmation: petition to vacate confirmation and confirm to new high bidder within 60 days after confirmation	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 10351(a)(1), (c)
Petition to fix administration expenses chargeable to encumbered property sold (10361.5): serve notice and petition on lienholders, brokers and PR at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10361.6(a)
Action by heir to recover property sold by personal representative on claim sale is void: 3 years after settlement of final account (or discovery of fraud, if later)	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 10382
Petition to revoke or limit IAEA authority: serve personal representative with petition and notice at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 10454(c)
Petition for allowance on statutory compensation of personal representative or attorney: earliest 4 months after letters	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 10830(a)
Distributee whose whereabouts unknown: must claim share within 5 years after distribution order or is deemed predeceased	60 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 11603(c)
Court inquiry into distribution to a beneficiary's transferee or designee (11604): serve beneficiary and transferee at least 15 days before hearing	15 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 11604(d)
Estate property distributed to the State (escheat): claim within 5 years after order for distribution or forever barred	60 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 11903
General pecuniary devise not distributed within one year after death begins to bear interest	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 12003
Small estate affidavit (13100): action against transferee by person with superior right or by personal representative barred 3 years after affidavit presented (or fraud discovered, if later)	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13110(c); 13111(e)
Small real property affidavit (13200): action against transferee barred 3 years after certified copy of affidavit issued (or fraud discovered, if later)	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13205(c); 13206(f)
Surviving spouse election to have community / quasi-community property administered: file within 4 months after letters (and before 13656 order)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13502(b)
Surviving spouse may sell, convey or encumber community / quasi-community real property after 40 days from death	40 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 13540(a)
Surviving spouse liability for decedent property in spouse's possession (13561, 13562): action barred 3 years after death	36 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13561(b); 13562(e)
Spousal property petition (13650): optional inventory and appraisal may be filed within 3 months after filing the petition	3 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 13659
Trustee fee increase: written notice to beneficiaries at least 60 days before increased fee is charged	60 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 15686(b)-(c)
Trustee fee increase notice received: beneficiary files and serves 17200 petition before the 60-day period expires to suspend the increase	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 15686(c)
Trustee's relative or firm paid for legal services: objection to dual compensation within 30 days after trustee's advance notice	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 15687(d)(2)
Revocable trust, last holder of power to revoke becomes incompetent: trustee gives notice and copy of trust to beneficiaries within 60 days	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 15800(b)(1)
Trustee of charitable trust: written notice to Attorney General at least 20 days before disposing of all or substantially all charitable assets	20 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 16110(a)
Private foundation trust proceeding (16105): record notice of pendency within 10 days of commencement if trust instrument was recorded	10 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16105(b)
Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act: fiduciary fails to act within 90 days after beneficiary's written request (power to adjust / unitrust); beneficiary may petition court	90 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16332(e)
Trust account or report with 16461(c) notice: beneficiary must deliver written objection to trustee within 180 days (or longer trust period) after receipt	180 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16461(c), (e), (g)
Trustee's notice of proposed action (16500 et seq.): objection period must be at least 45 days from delivery or receipt	45 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 16502(d)
Beneficiary written request for trust information (16061): petition to compel available if trustee fails to respond within 60 days	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 17200(b)(7)(B)
Beneficiary written request for trust account: petition to compel account available if trustee fails to account within 60 days	60 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 17200(b)(7)(C)
Trust petition: deliver copy of petition within 5 days after service of a notice of appearance or receipt of a written request	5 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 17205
Pre-1977 testamentary trust with trust company trustee: notice of removal from continuing court jurisdiction within 6 months after initial funding	6 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 17351(a)
Pre-1977 testamentary trust with trust company trustee: file proof of removal notice within 7 months after initial funding	7 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 17351(c)
Petition to transfer trust to another jurisdiction (17400) or accept trust from another jurisdiction (17450): notice at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 17403(a); 17454(a)
Trust creditor claims: petition to approve settlement / allocation of claims (19020 et seq.): notice and petition at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 19023, 19024
Trust creditor procedure: trustee gives actual notice to known creditors before 4 months after first publication (alternative A)	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19051(a)
Trust creditor procedure: notice to creditor within 30 days after trustee first has knowledge (alternative B)	30 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19051(b)
Trust creditor not given notice (bad faith): petition on trustee liability within 16 months after first publication (notice 30 days before hearing)	16 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19053(b)(3)
Trust creditor claim: no amendment after 1 year from first publication (or settlement approval order, if earlier)	12 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19104(b)
Trust creditor procedure, deceased settlor received Medi-Cal: DHCS has 4 months after trustee's notice of death to file claim	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 19202
Trust creditor procedure: petition on liability of settlor's surviving spouse (19320 et seq.): serve spouse and deliver to trustees, beneficiaries, PR at least 30 days before hearing	30 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 19323
Trust decanting: notice of intended exercise at least 60 days before the exercise	60 days before	Cal. Prob. Code 19507(c)
Trust decanting notice received: court action to contest within 59 days of the notice	59 days after	Cal. Prob. Code 19507(a), (c)(5)
Guardian annual status report (Prob. 1513.2, form GC-251): file no later than one month after each anniversary of the appointment order	1 months after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.1003(a); Prob. Code 1513.2
Court-appointed counsel for ward or conservatee: notify court in writing within 5 court days of State Bar disciplinary action	5 court days after	Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.1105(c)
Supplemental inventory and appraisal: file within 4 months after personal representative learns of property not in prior inventory	4 months after	Cal. Prob. Code 8801
Probate: request or stipulation to continue noticed hearing (Santa Barbara County)	3 court days before	Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1722(a)(1)
Probate: proposed orders or judgments submitted (Santa Barbara County)	5 court days before	Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1724(b)
Probate: application to continue trial or evidentiary hearing (Santa Barbara County)	7 days before	Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1722(b)
Probate: file Receipt and Acknowledgment of deposit into blocked account (MC-356) on distribution to minor (Santa Barbara County)	15 court days after	Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1754(c)
Conservatorship: final report and/or accounting after termination of estate (Santa Barbara County)	90 days after	Santa Barbara Super. Ct. Local Rule 1772(c)(3)

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