Section 10451 Of Chapter 2. Granting Or Revoking Independent Administration Authority From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2.
10451
. (a) If the authority to administer the estate under this
part is requested in the petition for appointment of the personal
representative, notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given
for the period and in the manner applicable to the petition for
appointment.
(b) Where proceedings for the administration of the estate are
pending at the time a petition is filed under Section 10450, notice
of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section
1220 to all of the following persons:
(1) Each person listed in Section 1220.
(2) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected
by the petition.
(3) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be
affected by the petition.
(4) Each person named as executor in the will of the decedent.
(c) The notice of hearing of the petition for authority to
administer the estate under this part, whether included in the
petition for appointment or in a separate petition, shall include the
substance of the following statement: "The petition requests
authority to administer the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. This will avoid the need to obtain
court approval for many actions taken in connection with the estate.
However, before taking certain actions, the personal representative
will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they
have waived notice or have consented to the proposed action.
Independent administration authority will be granted unless good
cause is shown why it should not be."