If, on petition to the superior court of the county in which the estate of the decedent is being or may be administered alleging that a person has possession of a decedent’s will, the court is satisfied that the allegation is true, the court shall order the person to produce the will.

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

Terms Used In California Probate Code 8201

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • 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
  • Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
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