Probate referee: return completed appraisal or file status report within 60 days after delivery of inventory

60 days after date the personal representative delivered the inventory to the probate referee, under Cal. Prob. Code 8940(b).

Rule text

(b) The probate referee shall, not later than 60 days after delivery of the inventory, do one of the following: (1) Return the completed appraisal to the personal representative. (2) Make a report of the status of the appraisal. The report shall show the reason why the property has not been appraised and an estimate of the time needed to complete the appraisal. The report shall be delivered to the personal representative and filed with the court.

Cal. Prob. Code 8940(b), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the personal representative delivered the inventory to the probate referee): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 8940(b)
(b) The probate referee shall, not later than 60 days after delivery of the inventory, do one of the following: (1) Return the completed appraisal to the personal representative. (2) Make a report of the status of the appraisal. The report shall show the reason why the property has not been appraised and an estimate of the time needed to complete the appraisal. The report shall be delivered to the personal representative and filed with the court.
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
  • Referee-side deadline; calendar to follow up so the 8800 four-month inventory deadline can be met. Undue delay is cause for removal (8924(a)(1)). Enacted by Stats. 1990, ch. 79.
  • 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 the personal representative delivered the inventory to the probate referee on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, May 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the personal representative delivered the inventory to the probate referee): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 60 calendar days: Friday, May 14, 2027.

Notes

Referee-side deadline; calendar to follow up so the 8800 four-month inventory deadline can be met. Undue delay is cause for removal (8924(a)(1)). Enacted by Stats. 1990, ch. 79.

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