DE-140 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, state bar number, and address): TELEPHONE AND FAX NOS.: FOR COURT USE ONLY ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME: ESTATE OF (Name): DECEDENT ORDER FOR PROBATE ORDER APPOINTING Executor Administrator with Will Annexed Special Administrator Administrator Order Authorizing Independent Administration of Estate with full authority with limited authority CASE NUMBER: WARNING: THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL LETTERS HAVE ISSUED. 1. Date of hearing: Time: Dept./Room: Judge: THE COURT FINDS 2. a. All notices required by law have been given. b. Decedent died on (date): (1) a resident of the California county named above. a nonresident of California and left an estate in the county named above. (2) c. Decedent died (1) intestate (2) testate and decedent's will dated: and each codicil dated: was admitted to probate by Minute Order on (date): THE COURT ORDERS 3. (Name): is appointed personal representative: executor of the decedent's will d. a. special administrator administrator with will annexed (1) b. with general powers administrator (2) c. with special powers as specified in Attachment 3d(2) without notice of hearing (3) (4) letters will expire on (date): and letters shall issue on qualification. 4. a. Full authority is granted to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. b. Limited authority is granted to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (there is no authority, without court supervision, to (1) sell or exchange real property or (2) grant an option to purchase real property or (3) borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property). Bond is not required. 5. a. Bond is fixed at: $ to be furnished by an authorized surety company or as otherwise b. provided by law. Deposits of: $ c. are ordered to be placed in a blocked account at (specify institution and location): Additional orders in Attachment 5c. and receipts shall be filed. No withdrawals shall be made without a court order. d. The personal representative is not authorized to take possession of money or any other property without a specific court order. 6. Date: JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Name): is appointed probate referee. 7. Number of pages attached: _____ Form Approved by the Judicial Council of California DE-140 [Rev. January 1, 1998] Mandatory Form [1/1/2000] SIGNATURE FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT ORDER FOR PROBATE Probate Code, §§ 8006, 8400 2001 © American LegalNet, Inc.