Prob. Code, § 212 · Chapter 2. Recording Evidence of Death
Prob. Code, § 212
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A document establishing the fact of the death of a person recorded pursuant to this chapter is prima facie evidence of the death insofar as the document identifies real property located in the county, title to which is affected by the death. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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