DE-157

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION  
OF THE ESTATE OF

(NAME)

DECEDENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1.

      (Name):

  (Address):

(Telephone):

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

b.

Case number (specify):

is the personal representative of the ESTATE OF (name):

, who is deceased.

2.

The personal representative HAS BEGUN ADMINISTRATION of the decedent's estate in the

a.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF (specify):

3.

You must FILE YOUR CLAIM with the court clerk (address in item 2a) AND mail or deliver a copy to the personal representative  
before the last to occur of the following dates:

a.

four months after (date):

, the date letters (authority to act for the estate) were first 

issued to a general personal representative, as defined in subdivision (b) of section 58 of the California Probate Code, OR

b.

60 days after (date):

, the date this notice was mailed or personally delivered to you.

4.

LATE CLAIMS: If you do not file your claim within the time required by law, you must file a petition with the court for permission to  
file a late claim as provided in Probate Code section 9103. Not all claims are eligible for additional time to file. See section 9103(a).

EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS: Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want 
to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

WHERE TO GET A CREDITOR'S CLAIM FORM: If a Creditor's Claim (form DE-172) did not accompany this notice, you may  
obtain a copy of the form from any superior court clerk or from the person who sent you this notice. You may also access 
a fillable version of the form on the Internet at www.courts.ca.gov/forms under the form group Probate—Decedents' 
Estates.  A letter to the court stating your claim is not sufficient. 
FAILURE TO FILE A CLAIM: Failure to file a claim with the court and serve a copy of the claim on the personal   
representative will in most instances invalidate your claim. 
IF YOU MAIL YOUR CLAIM: If you use the mail to file your claim with the court, for your protection you should send your    
claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. If you use the mail to serve a copy of your claim on the personal   
representative, you should also use certified mail.

Note: To assist the creditor and the court, please send a blank copy of the Creditor's Claim form with this notice.

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use  
Judicial Council of California  
DE-157 [Rev. January 1, 2013]

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS  
(Probate—Decedents’ Estates)

(Proof of Service by Mail on reverse)

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Probate Code, §§ 9050, 9052 
www.courts.ca.gov

ESTATE OF (Name):

CASE NUMBER:

DE-157

DECEDENT

[Optional]

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL

1.

2.

I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this cause. I am a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred. 
My residence or business address is (specify):

3.

I served the foregoing Notice of Administration to Creditors 
below by enclosing a copy in an envelope addressed as shown below AND

and a blank Creditor's Claim form* on each person named 

depositing the sealed envelope with the United States Postal Service with the postage fully prepaid. 

placing the envelope for collection and mailing on the date and at the place shown in item 4 following our ordinary  
business practices. I am readily familiar with the business’s practice for collecting and processing correspondence for  
mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course  
of business with the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid.

4.

a.

Date of deposit:

b.

Place of deposit (city and state):

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)

NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM NOTICE WAS MAILED

Name of person 

Address (number, street, city, state, and zip code)

a.

b.

Date:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

List of names and addresses continued in attachment. (You may use form POS-30(P) to show additional persons to whom a  
copy of this notice was mailed. Do not use page 2 of this form or form POS-030(P) to show that you personally delivered a     
copy of this notice to a creditor. You may use forms POS-020 and POS-020(P) for that purpose.)

* NOTE:  To assist the creditor and the court, please send a blank copy of the Creditor's Claim (form DE-172) with the notice.

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS  
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