Probate Code section 12520

(a)

If a nondomiciliary decedent’s will has been admitted to probate in a sister state or foreign nation and satisfies the requirements of this article, probate of the will in an ancillary administration proceeding is governed by this article.

(b)

If a nondomiciliary decedent’s will has been admitted to probate in a sister state or foreign nation, but does not satisfy the requirements of this article, the will may be probated in an ancillary administration proceeding pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 8000).

Source: Section 12520, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=12520.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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