Probate Code section 1043

(a)

An interested person may appear and make a response or objection in writing at or before the hearing.

(b)

An interested person may appear and make a response or objection orally at the hearing. The court in its discretion shall either hear and determine the response or objection at the hearing, or grant a continuance for the purpose of allowing a response or objection to be made in writing.

(c)

A request for a continuance for the purpose of making a written response or objection shall not itself be considered as a response or objection, nor shall the failure to make a response or objection during the time allowed be considered as a response or objection.

Source: Section 1043, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1043.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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