Prob. Code, § 8923 · Article 2. Designation and Removal of Probate Referee
Prob. Code, § 8923
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The court may not designate as probate referee any of the following persons:
(a) The court clerk.
(b) A partner or employee of the judge or commissioner who orders the designation.
(c) The spouse of the judge or commissioner who orders the designation.
(d) A person, or the spouse of a person, who is related within the third degree either (1) to the judge or commissioner who orders the designation or (2) to the spouse of the judge or commissioner who orders the designation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8923.
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