California Probate Code 1206 – (a) Subject to subdivision (b), where notice is required to be …
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), where notice is required to be given to known heirs or known devisees, notice shall be given to the following persons:
(1) If the estate is an intestate estate, to the heirs named in the petition for letters of administration and to any additional heirs who become known to the person giving the notice prior to the giving of the notice.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 1206
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity. See California Probate Code 56
- Probate: Proving a will
- Testate: To die leaving a will.
- Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
(2) If the estate is a testate estate, to the devisees named in the petition for probate of the will and to any additional devisees who become known to the person giving the notice prior to the giving of the notice.
(b) Notice need not be given to a person under subdivision (a) if the person’s interest has been satisfied pursuant to court order or as evidenced by the person’s written receipt.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)