Cal. PROB § 452
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 452, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) The probate referee may:
(1) Examine and take the testimony under oath of a person appearing before the referee.
(2) Require, and issue a subpoena to compel, the person to produce any document in the person’s possession or control, concerning the value of any property in the estate.
(b) A subpoena issued under subdivision (a) is subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2020.010) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure governing deposition subpoenas.
(1) Examine and take the testimony under oath of a person appearing before the referee.
(2) Require, and issue a subpoena to compel, the person to produce any document in the person’s possession or control, concerning the value of any property in the estate.
(b) A subpoena issued under subdivision (a) is subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2020.010) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure governing deposition subpoenas.
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