If a trust described in Section 17300 continues after distribution of the decedent‘s estate, the court in which the decedent’s estate was administered retains jurisdiction over the trust for any of the purposes specified in Section 17200.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 17301

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • Trust: includes the following:

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