Cal. PROB § 10581
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 10581, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
Except as provided in Sections 10582 and 10583, notice of proposed action shall be given to all of the following:
(a) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
(b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
(c) Each person who has filed a request under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1250) of Part 2, of Division 3 for special notice of petitions filed in the administration proceeding.
(d) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
(a) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
(b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
(c) Each person who has filed a request under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1250) of Part 2, of Division 3 for special notice of petitions filed in the administration proceeding.
(d) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
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