§ 10400 This part shall be known and may be cited as the Independent …
§ 10401 As used in this part, “court supervision” means the judicial order, …
§ 10402 As used in this part, “full authority” means authority to administer …
§ 10403 As used in this part, “limited authority” means authority to …
§ 10404 The personal representative may not be granted authority to …
§ 10405 A special administrator may be granted authority to administer the …
§ 10406 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), this part applies in any case …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Probate Code > Division 7 > Part 6 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • County: includes city and county. See California Unemployment Insurance Code 14
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Personal representative: means executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, special administrator, successor personal representative, public administrator acting pursuant to Section 7660, or a person who performs substantially the same function under the law of another jurisdiction governing the person's status. See California Probate Code 58
  • 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
  • Real property: includes a leasehold interest in real property. See California Probate Code 68
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Unemployment Insurance Code 11.2
  • Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88