Cal. PROB § 230
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 230, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
A petition may be filed under this chapter for any one or more of the following purposes:
(a) To determine for the purposes of Section 103, 220, 222, 223, 224, 6211, 6242, 6243, 6403, 21109, 21110 or other provision of this code whether one person survived another.
(b) To determine for the purposes of Section 673 whether issue of an appointee survived the donee.
(c) To determine for the purposes of Section 24611 of the Education Code whether a person has survived in order to receive benefits payable under the system.
(d) To determine for the purposes of Section 21509 of the Government Code whether a person has survived in order to receive money payable under the system.
(a) To determine for the purposes of Section 103, 220, 222, 223, 224, 6211, 6242, 6243, 6403, 21109, 21110 or other provision of this code whether one person survived another.
(b) To determine for the purposes of Section 673 whether issue of an appointee survived the donee.
(c) To determine for the purposes of Section 24611 of the Education Code whether a person has survived in order to receive benefits payable under the system.
(d) To determine for the purposes of Section 21509 of the Government Code whether a person has survived in order to receive money payable under the system.
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