Cal. PROB § 1020
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 1020, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
Except as provided in Section 1023, a petition, objection, response, report, or account filed pursuant to this code shall be in writing, signed by all of the petitioners, objectors, or respondents or by all of the persons making the report or account, and filed with the court clerk. Verification of a document shall constitute signature of that document, unless expressly provided to the contrary.
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