Cal. PROB § 8404
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 8404, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) Before letters are issued, the personal representative (other than a trust company or a public administrator) shall file an acknowledgment of receipt of a statement of duties and liabilities of the office of personal representative. The statement shall be in the form prescribed by the Judicial Council.
(b) The court may by local rule require the acknowledgment of receipt to include the personal representative’s birth date and driver’s license number, if any, provided that the court ensures their confidentiality.
(c) The statement of duties and liabilities prescribed by the Judicial Council does not supersede the law on which the statement is based.
(b) The court may by local rule require the acknowledgment of receipt to include the personal representative’s birth date and driver’s license number, if any, provided that the court ensures their confidentiality.
(c) The statement of duties and liabilities prescribed by the Judicial Council does not supersede the law on which the statement is based.
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