Probate
DE-125: Summons (Probate)
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form notifies a person that they are being sued in probate court and must respond within a certain time period. Executors, administrators, and heirs use it to formally serve notice of legal claims related to wills, estates, and inheritance matters.
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Forms that go with DE-125
DE-140RequiredNotice of Petition to Administer EstateThe Notice of Petition to Administer Estate is typically served alongside the Summons (Probate) to formally notify interested parties of the probate proceeding.›DE-111RequiredPetition for ProbateThe Petition for Probate initiates the probate case and is the underlying pleading that the DE-125 summons is issued in connection with.›DE-150Often filed with itLettersThe Notice of Administration to Creditors is typically filed around the same time as the Inventory and Appraisal to formally notify creditors of the estate and establish the claims period.›DE-120Often filed with itNotice of Hearing—Decedent's Estate or TrustThe Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (Creditor) is commonly filed to notify creditors of the estate, often served together with the summons.›DE-131Often filed with itProof of Subscribing WitnessThe Proof of Holographic Instrument may be filed as part of the underlying probate petition package when a handwritten will is involved.›DE-160Next stepInventory And AppraisalThe Inventory and Appraisal is a next-step form filed after the probate petition and summons process to document the decedent's estate assets.›