California Probate Code

§ 8200

PROB § 8200 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 7 · Part 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Unless a petition for probate of the will is earlier filed, the custodian of a will shall, within 30 days after having knowledge of the death of the testator, do both of the following:

(1)Deliver the will, personally or by registered or certified mail, to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the estate of the decedent may be administered.

(2)Deliver a copy of the will pursuant to Section 1215 to the person named in the will as executor, if the person’s whereabouts is known to the custodian, or if not, to a person named in the will as a beneficiary, if the person’s whereabouts is known to the custodian.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 66. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.