Probate Code section 12591

A sister state personal representative or foreign nation personal representative is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in a representative capacity to the same extent that the nondomiciliary decedent was subject to jurisdiction at the time of death.

Source: Section 12591, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=12591. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_12591

Original Source: Section 12591, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=12591. (last accessed May 12, 2025).