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Probate Code § 4763

CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Venue

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 4763Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.

The proper county for commencement of a proceeding under this division shall be determined in the following order of priority:

(a) The county in which the patient resides.

(b) The county in which the agent or surrogate resides.

(c) Any other county that is in the patient’s best interest.