Rule 51 Initial Requirements

If you're required to tell other people involved in a probate case that a petition has been filed, you need to send them more than just a notice. You have to give them a copy of the actual petition, the order that sets the hearing date and time (if there is one), any will or codicils involved, and any other paperwork connected to the petition.

If the case also requires published notice (like a public announcement in a newspaper), and there's already a separate notice going out to creditors of the estate, these two notices should be combined into one instead of published separately. But if a notice to creditors for this same person who died was already published before, you don't need to publish it again.

Before the hearing date arrives, the person responsible for giving notice has to file proof with the court showing this was done correctly. This means turning in receipts showing who actually received the notice, plus a written explanation of any attempts made to reach people who didn't receive it. If a public notice was published, a copy of that published notice needs to be filed with the court too.