{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-12200","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 12200","heading":"","body":"The personal representative shall either petition for an order for final distribution of the estate or make a report of status of administration not later than the following times:\n(a) In an estate for which a federal estate tax return is not required, within one year after the date of issuance of letters.\n(b) In an estate for which a federal estate tax return is required, within 18 months after the date of issuance of letters.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 11. CLOSING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION [12200. - 12252.]","CHAPTER 1. Time for Closing Estate [12200. - 12206.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8ff0981983442c4fd80506803b0dadaede84b074b1b6aafb50aa99120ec4c775","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-12007","next":"us-ca/prob-12201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}