Guardianship investigation / probation / social services reports available to parties no less than 3 court days before hearing

3 court days before hearing date on the guardianship petition, under Cal. Prob. Code 1513(d).

Rule text

(d) All reports authorized by this section are confidential and shall only be made available to persons who have been served in the proceedings or their attorneys. The clerk of the court shall make provisions to limit access to the reports exclusively to persons entitled to receipt. The reports shall be made available to all parties entitled to receipt no less than three court days before the hearing on the guardianship petition.

Cal. Prob. Code 1513(d), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the guardianship petition): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 3 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 1513(d)
(d) All reports authorized by this section are confidential and shall only be made available to persons who have been served in the proceedings or their attorneys. The clerk of the court shall make provisions to limit access to the reports exclusively to persons entitled to receipt. The reports shall be made available to all parties entitled to receipt no less than three court days before the hearing on the guardianship petition.
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
  • Court-side deadline (investigator / clerk), useful to calendar the date to review the report. CORRECTS an earlier not_modeled note that said 1513 has no day count. Local rules may set earlier filing dates for the investigator.
  • 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

Hearing date on the guardianship petition on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, March 10, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the guardianship petition): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 3 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Wednesday, March 10, 2027.

Notes

Court-side deadline (investigator / clerk), useful to calendar the date to review the report. CORRECTS an earlier not_modeled note that said 1513 has no day count. Local rules may set earlier filing dates for the investigator.

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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.