Cal. PROB § 12590
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 12590, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
A sister state personal representative or foreign nation personal representative submits personally in a representative capacity to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the estate by any of the following actions:
(a) Filing a petition for ancillary administration.
(b) Receiving money or other personal property pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12570). Jurisdiction under this subdivision is limited to the amount of money and the value of personal property received.
(c) Doing any act in this state as a personal representative that would have given this state jurisdiction over the personal representative as an individual.
(a) Filing a petition for ancillary administration.
(b) Receiving money or other personal property pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12570). Jurisdiction under this subdivision is limited to the amount of money and the value of personal property received.
(c) Doing any act in this state as a personal representative that would have given this state jurisdiction over the personal representative as an individual.
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