Cal. PROB § 11442
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 11442, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
If it appears from the petition that allocation would be affected by the value of the separate property of the surviving spouse and any community property and quasi-community property not administered in the estate and if an inventory and appraisal of the property has not been provided by the surviving spouse, the court shall make an order to show cause why the information should not be provided.
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