Section 6607 Of Chapter 6. Small Estate Set-aside From California Probate Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6.
6607
. (a) Where proceedings for the administration of the estate of
the decedent are not pending when the petition is filed under this
chapter and the petition under this chapter is not joined with a
petition for the probate of the decedent's will or for administration
of the estate of the decedent, the petitioner shall give notice of
the hearing on the petition as provided in Section 1220 to (1) each
person named as executor in the decedent's will and to (2) each heir
or devisee of the decedent, if known to the petitioner. A copy of the
petition shall be sent with the notice of hearing to the surviving
spouse, each child, and each devisee who is not petitioning.
(b) If the petition under this chapter is filed with a petition
for the probate of the decedent's will or with a petition for
administration of the estate of the deceased spouse, notice of the
hearing on the petition shall be given to the persons and in the
manner prescribed by Section 8003 and shall be included in the notice
required by that section.
(c) If proceedings for the administration of the estate of the
decedent are pending when the petition is filed under this chapter
and the hearing of the petition for probate of the will or
administration of the estate of the decedent is set for a day more
than 15 days after the filing of the petition filed under this
chapter, the petition under this chapter shall be set for hearing at
the same time as the petition for probate of the will or for
administration of the estate, and notice of hearing on the petition
filed under this chapter shall be given by the petitioner as provided
in Section 1220. If the hearing of the petition for probate of the
will or for administration of the estate is not set for hearing for a
day more than 15 days after the filing of the petition under this
chapter, (1) the petition filed under this chapter shall be set for
hearing at least 15 days after the date on which it is filed, (2)
notice of the hearing on the petition filed under this chapter shall
be given by the petitioner as provided in Section 1220, and (3) if
the petition for probate of the will or for administration of the
estate has not already been heard, that petition shall be continued
until that date and heard at the same time unless the court otherwise
orders.