Creditor claim deadline: 60 days after notice of administration mailed or delivered (alternative 2)

60 days after date notice of administration (prob. code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (prob. code 1215(c)) to the creditor, under Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2).

Rule text

(2) Sixty days after the date notice of administration is mailed or personally delivered to the creditor. Nothing in this paragraph extends the time provided in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(2)
(2) Sixty days after the date notice of administration is mailed or personally delivered to the creditor. Nothing in this paragraph extends the time provided in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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
  • LATER-OF RULE: take the later of this date and creditor_claim_deadline_letters. Runs from the MAILING date (no mail extension: 9100(a)(2) text and Prob. Code 1215(a)(4)). Does not extend CCP 366.2.
  • 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.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, May 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date notice of administration (Prob. Code 9052) mailed, personally delivered, or electronically sent (Prob. Code 1215(c)) to the creditor): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Friday, May 14, 2027.

Unsettled points

  • The calculator runs the 60 days from the date the notice was mailed, delivered, or electronically sent, with no extension, per Probate Code 1215(c).Other reading: If electronic notice ran from receipt, the deadline would be later by the delay between sending and receipt.

Notes

LATER-OF RULE: take the later of this date and creditor_claim_deadline_letters. Runs from the MAILING date (no mail extension: 9100(a)(2) text and Prob. Code 1215(a)(4)). Does not extend CCP 366.2.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.