Cal. PROB § 8
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 8, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
Unless otherwise expressly stated:
(a) “Division” means a division of this code.
(b) “Part” means a part of the division in which that term occurs.
(c) “Chapter” means a chapter of the division or part, as the case may be, in which that term occurs.
(d) “Article” means an article of the chapter in which that term occurs.
(e) “Section” means a section of this code.
(f) “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs.
(g) “Paragraph” means a paragraph of the subdivision in which that term occurs.
(h) “Subparagraph” means a subparagraph of the paragraph in which that term occurs.
(a) “Division” means a division of this code.
(b) “Part” means a part of the division in which that term occurs.
(c) “Chapter” means a chapter of the division or part, as the case may be, in which that term occurs.
(d) “Article” means an article of the chapter in which that term occurs.
(e) “Section” means a section of this code.
(f) “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs.
(g) “Paragraph” means a paragraph of the subdivision in which that term occurs.
(h) “Subparagraph” means a subparagraph of the paragraph in which that term occurs.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a probate matter in California?
See all California Probate lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.