§ 230 A petition may be filed under this chapter for any one or more of the …
§ 231 A petition may be filed under this chapter by any of the …
§ 232 (a) The petition shall be filed in the estate proceeding in …
§ 233 Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in …
§ 234 If the court determines that the named persons are dead and that it …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Probate Code > Division 2 > Part 5 > Chapter 2 - Proceedings to Determine Survival

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • Devisee: means any person designated in a will to receive a devise. See California Probate Code 34
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Heir: means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled to take property of the decedent by intestate succession under this code. See California Probate Code 44
  • 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.