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DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-890›PART 4. ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING FACT OF DEATH 200-217›CHAPTER 1. Proceedings to Establish Death 200-204

§ 201

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the superior court of the county of which the decedent was a resident at the time of death or in the superior court of any county in which the property is located.

(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a petition that sets forth all of the following information:

(1) The jurisdictional facts.

(2) A particular description of the affected property and of the interest of the petitioner in the property.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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