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Chapter 1: General Provisions

California Rules of Court — Probate and Mental Health Rules – 2026

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Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Notices, Publication, and Service Chapter 3: Pleadings Chapter 4: Appointment of Executors and Administrators Chapter 5: Bonding of Personal Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, and Trustees Chapter 6: Independent Administration of Estates Chapter 7: Spousal or Domestic Partner Property Petitions Chapter 9: Creditors' Claims Chapter 10: Sales of Real and Personal Property Chapter 11: Inventory and Appraisal Chapter 12: Accounts and Reports of Executors, Administrators, Conservators, and Guardians Chapter 14: Preliminary and Final Distributions Chapter 15: Compensation of Personal Representatives and Attorneys Chapter 16: Compensation in All Matters Other Than Decedents' Estates Chapter 17: Contested Hearings and Trials Chapter 19: Trusts Chapter 20: Claims of Minors and Persons With Disabilities Chapter 21: Guardianships Chapter 22: Conservatorships Chapter 23: Appointed Counsel
Rule 7.1 Probate Rules Rule 7.2 Preliminary provisions Rule 7.3 Definitions and use of terms Rule 7.4 Waiver of rules in probate proceedings Rule 7.5 Waivers of court fees in decedents' estates, conservatorships, and guardianships Rule 7.10 Ex parte communications in proceedings under the Probate Code and certain other proceedings