{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"1983","citation":"Prob. Code, § 1983","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS [1400. - 3925.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 3. CONSERVATORSHIP [1800. - 2033.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. Interstate Jurisdiction, Transfer, and Recognition: California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act [1980. - 2033.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1980. - 1986.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-8/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 20.   (SB 940)   Effective January 1, 2015.   Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2, 3, and 5.</p>","text":"A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2, 3, and 5.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/general-provisions-1983","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}