§ 1 Probate Code Title
This law simply says that the whole set of rules is called the Probate Code.
This law simply says that the whole set of rules is called the Probate Code.
This law says that when a word is written in singular form, it also means the plural form, and when it's written in plural, it also means the singular.
When a married person or someone in a registered domestic partnership dies, half of the stuff they owned together goes to the surviving partner and the other half stays with the dead person's estate.
This law says that probate cases have to follow the same rules as regular civil lawsuits, including how they handle facts and discovery.
This law lets the Judicial Council make rules and set up standard paper forms for courts, and lets individual courts make their own rules unless the Council says no.
This law lets a judge decide that one side has to pay the court fees, or that the money can come from a dead person's estate, unless another rule says otherwise.
This law lets a court name a special helper (guardian ad litem) to speak for kids, people who can’t decide for themselves, unborn heirs, or anyone whose identity isn’t known, whenever the court thinks they need better representation.
This rule says the public guardian can only be named as a guardian ad litem if the court, after giving notice and looking into it, finds that no other qualified person wants to do the job.
This law says that if a court case could change who owns or can use a piece of land, a notice that the case is happening must be filed using the rules in Title 4.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
When a married person or someone in a registered domestic partnership dies, half of their quasi‑community property goes to the surviving spouse and the other half stays with the deceased’s estate.