ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN COX, STANISLAUS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NUMBER PR-26-000465
Attorney or Party without Attorney (Name, State Bar number, and address):
Austin B. Rigby (Heil) 322152
Law Office of Austin B. Rigby (Heil)
2137 O Street
Merced, CA 95340
Telephone No.: (209)-205-6676
Attorney for: Raymond Cox
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
801 10th Street, 4th Floor
Modesto, CA 95354
Civil/Probate
ESTATE OF (Name): SHIRLEY ANN COX, Decedent
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF (Name): SHIRLEY ANN COX
CASE NO.: PR-26-000465
1. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of (specify all names by which the decedent was known): SHIRLEY ANN COX, aka SHIRLEY COX, aka SHIRLEY A. COX
2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by (name of petitioner): RAYMOND COX
in the Superior Court of California, County of (specify): Stanislaus
3. The Petition for Probate requests that (name): RAYMOND COX
be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:
a. Date: JULY 21, 2026 Time: 8:30am Dept.: 22
b. Address of court: same as noted above
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
8. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
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.
9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
10. Attorney for Petitioner (name): AUSTIN B. RIGBY (HEIL)
2137 O Street
Merced, CA 95340
Telephone): (209)-205-6676
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY
Austin B. Rigby (Heil) 322152
Law Office of Austin B. Rigby (Heil)
2137 O Street
Merced, CA 95340
Telephone No.: (209)-205-6676
Attorney for: Raymond Cox
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
801 10th Street, 4th Floor
Modesto, CA 95354
Civil/Probate
ESTATE OF (Name): SHIRLEY ANN COX, Decedent
NOTICE OF HEARING – DECEDENT'S ESTATE OR TRUST
CASE NUMBER: PR-26-000465
This notice is required by law. You are not required to appear in court, but you may attend the hearing and object or respond if you wish. If you do not respond or attend the hearing, the court may act on the filing without you.
Notice is given that (name): RAYMOND COX
has filed a petition, application, report, or account (specify complete title and briefly describe):*
PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN COX, aka SHIRLEY A. COX, aka SHIRLEY COX.
Please refer to the filed documents for more information about the case (some documents filed with the court are confidential.)
A HEARING on the matter described in 1 will be held as follows:
Date: JULY 21, 2026 Time: 8:30a.m. Dept.: 22
Notice
If the filing described in 1 is a report of the status of a decedent's estate administration made under Probate Code section 12200, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION FOR AN ACCOUNTING UNDER SECTION 10950 OF THE PROBATE CODE.
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May 8,15,22 2026