Probate
DE-174: Allowance or Rejection of Creditor's Claim
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form is used to accept or reject a creditor's claim for payment from a deceased person's estate during probate. Probate administrators and executors use it to decide which debts and bills the estate must pay.
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Forms that go with DE-174
DE-140RequiredNotice of Petition to Administer EstateThe Notice of Hearing is the document whose posting is being attested to in the affidavit, making it a core companion filing.›DE-121AttachmentNotice of Petition to Administer EstateThe Notice of Petition to Administer Estate must be posted and served before the hearing, and DE-174 is used to prove that posting was carried out as required.›DE-111Often filed with itPetition for ProbateThe Petition for Probate initiates the probate proceeding that triggers the notice and posting requirements documented by DE-174.›DE-120Often filed with itNotice of Hearing—Decedent's Estate or TrustThe Proof of Service of Notice of Petition to Administer Estate is filed alongside DE-174 to collectively demonstrate that all required notice obligations (both service and posting) have been fulfilled.›DE-160Next stepInventory And AppraisalThe Inventory and Appraisal is a next key filing submitted after notice and posting requirements are satisfied, advancing the probate case to the asset-valuation stage.›