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Probate Referees

April 20, 2026 2:30 amApril 20, 2026 2:31 am

Division 2, Part 12 of the Probate Code deals with probate referees in California. Chapter 1 deals with appointments and revocation of these referees. Section 400 requires the Controller to appoint at least one person in each county to act...

Trust Beneficiaries

April 16, 2026 2:59 amApril 16, 2026 3:00 am

Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Probate Code deals with beneficiaries under the California Trust Law. Section 15800 provides that, during the time that a trust is revocable and at least one person holding the power...

Compensation of Guardians

April 10, 2026 2:30 amApril 10, 2026 2:31 am

Probate Code Division 4, Part 4, Chapter 8 of the Probate Code concerns the compensation of guardians, conservators, and attorneys in this state. Section 2640 provides that, at any time after the filing of the inventory and appraisal, but not...

California Statutory Wills

March 19, 2026 2:30 amMarch 19, 2026 2:31 am

Probate Code Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 6 deals with California statutory wills. Article 1 contains definitions and rules of construction. Section 6200 provides that these definitions and rules of construction govern the construction of this chapter. Section 6201 defines...

Attorneys-in-Fact in Probate

February 25, 2026 2:30 amFebruary 25, 2026 2:31 am

Division 4.5, Part 2, Chapter 4 of the Probate Code deals with attorneys-in-fact. Article 1 deals with qualifications and authority of attorneys-in-fact. Section 4200 provides that only a person having the capacity to contract is qualified to act as an...

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...