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Probate Code § 8007

CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 8007Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(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.