California Probate Code

§ 1051

PROB § 1051 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Part 1 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)In the absence of a stipulation to the contrary between parties who have filed pleadings in a proceeding under this code, there shall be no ex parte communications between any party, or attorney for the party, and the court concerning a subject raised in those pleadings, except as permitted or required by law.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in any case upon which the court has exercised its jurisdiction, the court may refer to the court investigator or take other appropriate action in response to an ex parte communication regarding either or both of the following:

(1)A fiduciary, as defined in Section 39, about the fiduciary’s performance of their duties and responsibilities.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 417, Sec. 3. (AB 1194) Effective January 1, 2022.