Special needs trust for minor's or disabled person's recovery: notice of hearing and petition to DHCS, State Hospitals and Developmental Services directors at least 15 days before the hearing

15 days before hearing date on the petition to pay proceeds to a special needs trust, under Cal. Prob. Code 3602(f), 3611(c).

Rule text

3611(c): After a hearing by the court, that the remaining balance of any money and other property be paid to a special needs trust established under Section 3604 for the benefit of the minor or person with a disability. Notice of the time and place of the hearing and a copy of the petition shall be mailed to the State Director of Health Care Services, the Director of State Hospitals, and the Director of Developmental Services at the office of each director in Sacramento at least 15 days before the hearing. 3602(f): Notice of the time and place of hearing on a petition under subdivision (d), and a copy of the petition, shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to the State Director of Health Care Services, the Director of State Hospitals, and the Director of Developmental Services at the office of each director in Sacramento at least 15 days before the hearing.

Cal. Prob. Code 3602(f), 3611(c), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Thursday, October 22, 2026
  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition to pay proceeds to a special needs trust): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 15 calendar days: Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 3602(f), 3611(c)
3611(c): After a hearing by the court, that the remaining balance of any money and other property be paid to a special needs trust established under Section 3604 for the benefit of the minor or person with a disability. Notice of the time and place of the hearing and a copy of the petition shall be mailed to the State Director of Health Care Services, the Director of State Hospitals, and the Director of Developmental Services at the office of each director in Sacramento at least 15 days before the hearing. 3602(f): Notice of the time and place of hearing on a petition under subdivision (d), and a copy of the petition, shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to the State Director of Health Care Services, the Director of State Hospitals, and the Director of Developmental Services at the office of each director in Sacramento at least 15 days before the hearing.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; 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."
Official source
  • 3611(c) covers cases with no guardianship or conservatorship; 3602(f) covers petitions under 3602(d) where there is a guardian or conservator of the estate. Extensions none: the statutes require delivery or mailing at least 15 days before the hearing and do not add CCP 1013 days (AMBIGUITY; mail earlier if in doubt).
  • 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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Worked example

Hearing date on the petition to pay proceeds to a special needs trust on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, February 26, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition to pay proceeds to a special needs trust): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 15 calendar days: Sunday, February 28, 2027.
  3. That day is a Sunday. Counting backward, this calculator uses the earlier court day so the full notice period is preserved: Friday, February 26, 2027 (see Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12c).

Notes

3611(c) covers cases with no guardianship or conservatorship; 3602(f) covers petitions under 3602(d) where there is a guardian or conservator of the estate. Extensions none: the statutes require delivery or mailing at least 15 days before the hearing and do not add CCP 1013 days (AMBIGUITY; mail earlier if in doubt).

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Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.