This sample California trustee notification is used by the trustee of a California revocable living trust to notify the beneficiaries as specified in the Probate Code when the settler of the trust has died, and that they are entitled to a copy of the trust from the trustee upon their written request. The sample includes all of the required wording from Probate Code Section 16061.7

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Notification by Trustee
(Probate Code Section 16061.7)
___________ executed the __________ in their capacity as grantor/settlor on _______,
hereinafter referred to as the “Trust.”
1. The name, mailing address and telephone number of each Trustee of the Trust is set
forth below:
Note that the persons named above, namely, _____ and ______ have resigned as
Trustees, and therefore pursuant to the terms of the Trust, _________ is now the current Trustee
of the Trust and will be administering the Trust.
2. The address of the physical location where the principal place of administration of the
Trust is located is:
3. The terms of the Trust require disclosure of the following information:
None
4. You are entitled to receive from the Trustee a true and complete copy of the terms of
the Trust by requesting a copy from the Trustee.
5. YOU MAY NOT BRING AN ACTION TO CONTEST THE TRUST MORE
THAN 120 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS NOTIFICATION BY THE
TRUSTEE IS SERVED UPON YOU OR 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE ON
WHICH A COPY OF THE TERMS OF THE TRUST IS MAILED OR
PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO YOU IN RESPONSE TO YOUR
REQUEST DURING THAT 120 DAY PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
DATED:________________________________
__________________________________________
NAME OF TRUSTEE