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Probate & Conservatorship/ Probate Cases: Effective January 1, 2008 all probate matters (except guardianship and conservatorships) filed in the Fairfield Court will be assigned as follows: The Honorable Judge David Edwin Power, Department 11 (Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.) or The Honorable Judge Scott Kays, in
Department 16
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:30 a.m.) Judge Paul L. Beeman, Department 1 (Tuesday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m.) or Judge Harry Kinnicutt, Department 3 (Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m.) The Vallejo Probate calendar clerk's telephone number is (707) 561-7841.Pre-grants and probate examination notes are available on new probate petitions, spousal property petitions, final distribution petitions and other selected probate matters. To access the notes/intended rulings online, please click on the "Civil Tentative Ruling" button, then click the department where the hearing is set. The examining notes will be displayed below any tentative rulings. To access the notes/pre-grant rulings by telephone, please call the tentative ruling number at (707) 207-7331. If you are satisfied with the intended ruling, your appearance at the hearing is not required. You need only submit an order for the Court's signature. If your case is not included in the notes/rulings, you will need to appear. If there is a deficiency in the pleadings, you will need to appear at the hearing. If you need time to correct the error or submit additional documentation in support of your petition, please notify the judicial assistant for that department no later than 4:30 p.m. one court day preceding the hearing. Guardianship Cases: All guardianships of minors are heard by Commissioner Alberta Chew in Department 22 on Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m.. Commissioner Chew's courtroom is located on the 3rd floor of the Hall of Justice, 600 Union Avenue, Fairfield, California. The calendar's clerk's telephone number is (707) 207-7340. Ex parte applications on guardianships are heard by appointment only. If an ex parte application is necessary, please call Commissioner Chew's department at (707) 207-7322 to schedule an appointment. Ex parte applications are heard Monday through Friday between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. The Solano County Superior Court has created a self-help video to assist petitioners who are filing guardianship actions without the assistance of an attorney. The video is 28 minutes in length and can be purchased in the Family Law/Probate/Adoptions Division of the court for $6.00. The video is also available for viewing online at www.cc-courthelp.org. For a direct link to this website for online viewing, please click here. The video provides an overview of the guardianship process, from start to finish. It covers the forms to file, the relatives who must be served, how to serve them, and the guardianship hearing. The website www.cc-courthelp.org also provides online forms and assistance with filling guardianship cases. Please refer to our local rules of court for local filling requirements. Conservatorship Cases: Conservatorships of adults who are unable to provide for their personal needs or manage their financial resources are heard by Judge D. Scott Daniels in Department 6 on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. LPS conservatorships are heard on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. by Judge Wendy Getty in Department 8. Both Judge Daniels' and Judge Getty's courtrooms are located on the 3rd floor of the Hall of Justice, 600 Union Avenue, Fairfield, California. The calendar clerk's telephone number is (707) 207-7340. Ex parte applications on conservatorships are heard by appointment only. If an ex parte application is necessary, please call Judge Daniels' department at (707) 207-7306 to schedule an appointment. Hours of Operation Office Hours: Phone Hours: Fairfield: (707) 207-7341
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