Notice of Petition to Administer Estate ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): Dylan P. Hyatt, 278125 The Law Offices of Hassell and Hyatt, PC 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95815 TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 292-8009 FAX NO. (Optional): (916) 292-8096 E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Carole Regina Kirkland SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS STREET ADDRESS: 801 10th Street MAILING ADDRESS: 801 10th Street CITY AND ZIP CODE: Modesto, CA 95354 BRANCH NAME: Probate ESTATE OF (Name): DECEDENT Richard Eugene Walker NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF (Name): Richard Eugene Walker Case number PR25001253 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): Richard Eugene Walker 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by (name of petitioner): Carole Regina Kirkland in the Superior Court of California, County of (specify): Stanislaus 3. The Petition for Probate requests that (name): Carole Regina Kirkland be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 24, 2026 Time: 8:30 AM Dept.: 22 Room: b. Address of court: x same as noted above other (specify): 7. 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 (form 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. Petitioner x Attorney for petitioner (name): Dylan P. Hyatt, The Law Offices of Hassell and Hyatt, PC (Address): 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108, Sacramento, CA 95815 Telephone): (916) 292-8009 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL 1. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this cause. I am a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred. 2. My residence or business address is (specify): 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108, Sacramento, CA 95815 3. I served the foregoing Notice of Petition to Administer Estate on each person named below by enclosing a copy in an envelope addressed as shown below AND a. depositing the sealed envelope with the United States Postal Service on the date and at the place shown in item 4, with the postage fully prepaid. b. placing the envelope for collection and mailing on the date and at the place shown in item 4 following our ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this business's practice for collecting and processing correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid. 4. a. Date mailed: b. Place mailed (city, state): Sacramento, CA 5. X I served, with the Notice of Petition to Administer Estate, a copy of the petition or other document referred to in the notice. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: Siggy Conley (TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM) (SIGNATURE OF PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM NOTICE WAS MAILED Name of person served Address (number, street, city, state, and zip code) See attached Service List Alonda Walker 822 W. Alpha Parkway Waterford, MI 48328 Dana Johnson-Walker 11105 Undae Court Lorena, TX 76655 Carole Regina Kirkland 3134 Topaz Lane Southwest Atlanta, GA 30331 Henry Walker 48 Lemans Drive Anderson, SC 29626 IPL0339630 May 15,22,29 2026