Notice of administration to known creditors: 4 months after letters (alternative 1)

4 months after date letters first issued (including special letters, if issued before general letters), under Cal. Prob. Code 9050(a), 9051(a).

Rule text

9050(a): "Subject to Section 9054, the personal representative shall give notice of administration of the estate to the known or reasonably ascertainable creditors of the decedent. The notice shall be given as provided in Section 1215." 9051: "The notice shall be given within the later of:(a) Four months after the date letters are first issued.(b) Thirty days after the personal representative first has knowledge of the creditor."

Cal. Prob. Code 9050(a), 9051(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, March 8, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date letters first issued (including special letters, if issued before general letters)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 4 months: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (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).
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 9050(a), 9051(a)
9050(a): "Subject to Section 9054, the personal representative shall give notice of administration of the estate to the known or reasonably ascertainable creditors of the decedent. The notice shall be given as provided in Section 1215." 9051: "The notice shall be given within the later of:(a) Four months after the date letters are first issued.(b) Thirty days after the personal representative first has knowledge of the creditor."
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 with notice_to_creditors_knowledge. Form: Prob. Code 9052 (Judicial Council DE-157). The creditor's own claim period then runs 60 days from mailing (creditor_claim_deadline_notice). 9051(a) says 'letters are first issued' (9100 adds 'to a general personal representative'). 9051(a) says 'letters are first issued' (not limited to a general personal representative); if special letters issued first, calendar from the special letters date to be safe. [Validation 2026-11, Q0099. Authority: Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(1); Cal. Prob. Code 8800(b); Cal. Prob. Code 9051(a)]
  • 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 letters first issued (including special letters, if issued before general letters) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, July 15, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date letters first issued (including special letters, if issued before general letters)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Add 4 months: Thursday, July 15, 2027.

Unsettled points

  • The calculator runs the 9051 notice and 12200 status-report dates from the first letters issued, including special letters, the earlier date.Other reading: If only general letters count, those dates run from the later general letters date.

Notes

LATER-OF RULE with notice_to_creditors_knowledge. Form: Prob. Code 9052 (Judicial Council DE-157). The creditor's own claim period then runs 60 days from mailing (creditor_claim_deadline_notice). 9051(a) says 'letters are first issued' (9100 adds 'to a general personal representative'). 9051(a) says 'letters are first issued' (not limited to a general personal representative); if special letters issued first, calendar from the special letters date to be safe. [Validation 2026-11, Q0099. Authority: Cal. Prob. Code 9100(a)(1); Cal. Prob. Code 8800(b); Cal. Prob. Code 9051(a)]

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