DE-140 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, state bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY TELEPHONE AND FAX NOS.: ATTORNEY FOR (Name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO MADGE BRADLEY BLDG., 1409 4TH AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-3105 NORTH COUNTY BRANCH, 325 S. MELROSE, VISTA, CA 92083-6698 ESTATE OF (Name): DECEDENT ORDER FOR PROBATE CASE NUMBER: ORDER APPOINTING Executor Administrator with Will Annexed Administrator Special Administrator Order Authorizing Independent Administration of Estate with full authority with limited authority 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): a resident of the California county named above. (1) (2) a nonresident of California and left an estate in the county named above. 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: special administrator executor of the decedent's will a. d. (1) with general powers administrator with will annexed b. c. with special powers as specified in Attachment 3d(2) (2) administrator without notice of hearing (3) letters will expire on (date): (4) 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). 5. a. Bond is not required. b. to be furnished by an authorized surety company or as otherwise Bond is fixed at: $ provided by law. are ordered to be placed in a blocked account at (specify institution and Deposits of: $ c. location): and receipts shall be filed. No withdrawals shall be made without a court order. Additional orders in Attachment 5c. d. The personal representative is not authorized to take possession of money or any other property without a specific court order. 6. is appointed probate referee. (Name): Date: JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT 7. Number of pages attached: Form Approved by the Judicial Council of California DE-140 [Rev. January 1, 1998] SDSC PR-7 (Rev. 9-99) SIGNATURE FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT ORDER FOR PROBATE Probate Code, §§ 8006, 8400 Mandatory Form 1/1/2000 2001 © American LegalNet, Inc.