California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 31 > Part 7 > Chapter 1 – Legislative Findings and Intent
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- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Devisee: means any person designated in a will to receive a devise. See California Probate Code 34
- Fiduciary: means personal representative, trustee, guardian, conservator, attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney, custodian under the California Uniform Transfer To Minors Act (Part 9 (commencing with Section 3900) of Division 4), or other legal representative subject to this code. See California Probate Code 39
- Heir: means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled to take property of the decedent by intestate succession under this code. See California Probate Code 44
- interested person: includes any of the following:
California Probate Code 48
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- Trust: includes the following:
California Probate Code 82
- Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88