Cal. PROB § 3801
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 3801, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) The petition shall be made upon 15 days’ notice, by delivery pursuant to Section 1215, to all of the following persons:
(1) The personal representative or other person in whose possession the property may be.
(2) Persons in this state, known to the petitioner, who are obligated to pay a debt, perform an obligation, or issue a security to the nonresident or the estate of the nonresident.
(b) The petition shall be made upon additional notice, if any, as the court may order.
(1) The personal representative or other person in whose possession the property may be.
(2) Persons in this state, known to the petitioner, who are obligated to pay a debt, perform an obligation, or issue a security to the nonresident or the estate of the nonresident.
(b) The petition shall be made upon additional notice, if any, as the court may order.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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