---
title: "List what a probate hearing notice must carry"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-and-check-the-probate-notice-before-it-is-published/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A17-M20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List what a probate hearing notice must carry

> List the decedent, the petition, and the hearing date if the file states them, and leave a blank for the newspaper and the publication dates. Write no notice.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the decedent, the petition, and the hearing date if the file states them, and leave a blank for the newspaper and the publication dates. Write no notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the notice that is published. Section 8120 requires that, in addition to service of the notice of hearing under the article beginning at § 8110, notice of hearing of a petition for administration of a decedent's estate shall also be published before the hearing in the manner provided in that article, which runs from § 8120 through § 8125. Sections 8121 through 8125 were not opened. Open them before you state how many times the notice runs or which newspaper prints it. Section 8110 was not opened. You do not invent those requirements from this section alone. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare and check the probate notice before it is published](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-and-check-the-probate-notice-before-it-is-published.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the decedent, the petition, and the hearing date if the file states them, and leave a blank for the newspaper and the publication dates. Write no notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 8120 is California notice of the hearing of a petition for administration. It is not a search for competing applications, and it is not the creditor notice in § 9050.
- Another state publishes probate notice under a different statute. Open §§ 8121 to 8125 before you set the number of insertions.

## Sources

- [California Probate Code § 8120 (publication of notice of hearing)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=8120) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Probate Code § 9050 (notice to known creditors)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=9050.) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Probate originating application (Supreme Court of South Australia Forms PROB1 and PROB2): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-sa-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the South Australian probate forms. PROB1 is the ex parte originating application and PROB2 the inter partes application. Lodgement is electronic through CourtSA.… |
| [Grant application (Supreme Court of Tasmania probate forms): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-tas-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Judge-approved probate forms of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Form 4 is the application for a grant or reseal. Supporting affidavits and the inventory are on the same list.… |
| [Grant of probate (ACT Supreme Court Forms 3.1, 3.4, 3.11 and 3.14): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-act-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the ACT Supreme Court wills and probate forms. A probate application uses Form 3.1, Form 3.4 in duplicate, and affidavits.… |
| [Application for probate (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Forms 88A, 88B and 88I): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-nt-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Northern Territory probate information sheet and the Form 88 series. The applicant advertises with Form 88B, searches, then files affidavits by email.… |

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*