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Cal. PROB § 12510

This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 12510, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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Official statutory text

Any interested person, or a sister state or foreign nation personal representative, may commence an ancillary administration proceeding by a petition to the court for either or both of the following:

(a) Probate of the nondomiciliary decedent’s will.

(b) Appointment of a local personal representative.

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