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Probate Code § 201

CHAPTER 1. Proceedings to Establish Death

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 201Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(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.