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Court Jurisdiction and Venue

October 25, 2026 12:30 pmOctober 25, 2026 12:31 pm

Division 7, Part 1, Chapter 2 of the Probate Code deals with jurisdiction, venue, and the courts in the administration of estates of decedents. Article 1 deals with jurisdiction and venue. Section 7050 provides that the superior court has jurisdiction...

Prudent Management of Institutional Funds

October 10, 2026 2:30 amOctober 10, 2026 2:31 am

Part 7 of Division 9 of the California Probate Code deals with the prudent management of funds. Section 18501 names the part as the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. Section 18502 defines the following terms: “charitable purpose,” “endowment...

Simultaneous Deaths in California

June 3, 2026 2:00 pmJune 3, 2026 2:01 pm

Chapter 1, Part 5 deals with simultaneous deaths under the Probate Code. Chapter 1 deals with general provisions. Section 220 states that, if the title to property or the devolution of property depends upon priority of death and it cannot...

Probate Code Could Be a Basis for Statutory Interpretation Principles

February 22, 2026 2:00 pmFebruary 22, 2026 2:01 pm

In reading sections of California’s Codes (the 29 Codes contain the state’s more than 156,000 statutes), I came across several interesting sections of the California Probate Code which could serve as a basis for codified statutory construction principles. Division 11...

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General Guidance in Reading the Probate Code

June 28, 2022 6:57 amJune 28, 2022 7:01 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The twentieth alphabetically is the Probate Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Probate Code: Section...

What Is in California’s Probate Code?

April 10, 2022 5:43 pmApril 10, 2022 5:47 pm

The California Probate Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Probate Code contains 13 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a broad...