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Cal. PROB § 1896

This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 1896, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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Official statutory text

(a) If the court determines that the order requested in the petition is proper, the court shall make the order.

(b) The court, in its discretion, may provide in the order that, unless extended by subsequent order of the court, the order or specific provisions of the order terminate at a time specified in the order.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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