California Probate Code 7220 – In proceedings under this code concerning the administration of the …
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In proceedings under this code concerning the administration of the decedent‘s estate, a motion for a new trial may be made only in the following cases:
(a) Contest of a will or revocation of probate of a will.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 7220
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
(b) Cases in which a right to jury trial is expressly granted, whether or not the case was tried by a jury.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)