California Probate Code 12403 – (a) If the missing person was a resident of this state when last …
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(a) If the missing person was a resident of this state when last seen or heard from, the superior court of the county of the person‘s last known place of residence has jurisdiction for the purposes of this part.
(b) If the missing person was a nonresident of this state when last seen or heard from, the superior court of a county where real property of the missing person is located, or of a county where personal property is located if the missing person has no real property in this state, has jurisdiction for the purposes of this part.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 12403
- 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.
- missing person: means a person who is presumed to be dead under Section 12401. See California Probate Code 12400
- 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
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62
- State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See California Probate Code 74
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)