California Probate Code 8005 – (a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may examine and …
(a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may examine and compel any person to attend as a witness concerning any of the following matters:
(1) The time, place, and manner of the decedent‘s death.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 8005
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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
- 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
- Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
(2) The place of the decedent’s domicile and residence at the time of death.
(3) The character and value of the decedent’s property.
(4) Whether or not the decedent left a will.
(b) The following matters shall be established:
(1) The jurisdictional facts, including:
(A) The date and place of the decedent’s death.
(B) That the decedent was domiciled in this state or left property in this state at the time of death.
(C) The publication of notice under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8120) of Chapter 2.
(2) The existence or nonexistence of the decedent’s will.
(3) That notice of the hearing was served as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8110) of Chapter 2.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)