An interested person may request time for filing a response to the petition for discovery proceedings, or for other preparation for the hearing, and the court shall grant a continuance for a reasonable time for any of these purposes.

(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 49, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 852

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • interested person: includes any of the following:

    California Probate Code 48