{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"8007","citation":"Prob. Code, § 8007","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7"},{"name":"PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION [8000. - 8577.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings [8000. - 8007.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order admitting a will to probate or appointing a personal representative, when it becomes final, is a conclusive determination of the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be collaterally attacked.</p><p>(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases:</p><p>(1) The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order.</p><p>(2) The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order admitting a will to probate or appointing a personal representative, when it becomes final, is a conclusive determination of the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be collaterally attacked. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases: (1) The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order. (2) The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/commencement-of-proceedings-8007","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}