CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

§§ 8000–8007 · 8 sections

• § 8000 (a) At any time after a decedent’s death, any interested person may commence proceedings for administration of the estate of the decedent by a petition to the…
• § 8001 Unless good cause for delay is shown, if a person named in a will as executor fails to petition the court for administration of the estate within 30 days after…
• § 8002 (a) The petition shall contain all of the following information: (1) The date and place of the decedent’s death. (2) The street number, street, and city, or…
• § 8003 (a) The hearing on the petition shall be set for a day not less than 15 nor more than 30 days after the petition is filed. At the request of the petitioner…
• § 8004 (a) If appointment of the personal representative is contested, the grounds of opposition may include a challenge to the competency of the personal…
• § 8005 (a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may examine and compel any person to attend as a witness concerning any of the following matters: (1) The time,…
• § 8006 (a) If the court finds that the matters referred to in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8005 are established, the court shall make an order…
• § 8007 (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…