Prob. Code, § 8007 · Chapter 1. Commencement of Proceedings
Prob. Code, § 8007
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order admitting a will to probate or appointing a personal representative, when it becomes final, is a conclusive determination of the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be collaterally attacked.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases:
(1) The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order.
(2) The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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