Prob. Code, § 201 · Chapter 1. Proceedings to Establish Death
Prob. Code, § 201
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the superior court of the county of which the decedent was a resident at the time of death or in the superior court of any county in which the property is located.
(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a petition that sets forth all of the following information:
(1) The jurisdictional facts.
(2) A particular description of the affected property and of the interest of the petitioner in the property.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=201.
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