Cal. PROB § 201
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 201, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the superior court of the county of which the decedent was a resident at the time of death or in the superior court of any county in which the property is located.
(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a petition that sets forth all of the following information:
(1) The jurisdictional facts.
(2) A particular description of the affected property and of the interest of the petitioner in the property.
(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a petition that sets forth all of the following information:
(1) The jurisdictional facts.
(2) A particular description of the affected property and of the interest of the petitioner in the property.
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