ARTICLE 3. Contest of Will

Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

§§ 8250–8254 · 5 sections

• § 8250 (a) When a will is contested under Section 8004, the contestant shall file with the court an objection to probate of the will. Thereafter, a summons shall be…
• § 8251 (a) The petitioner and any other interested person may jointly or separately answer the objection or demur to the objection within the time prescribed in the…
• § 8252 (a) At the trial, the proponents of the will have the burden of proof of due execution. The contestants of the will have the burden of proof of lack of…
• § 8253 At the trial, each subscribing witness shall be produced and examined. If no subscribing witness is available as a witness within the meaning of Section 240 of…
• § 8254 The court may make appropriate orders, including orders sustaining or denying objections, and shall render judgment either admitting the will to probate or…