Probate Code section 231

A petition may be filed under this chapter by any of the following:

(a)

The personal representative of any person the priority of whose death is in issue under the applicable provision referred to in Section 230.

(b)

Any other person interested in the estate of any such person.

Source: Section 231, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=231. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_231

Original Source: Section 231, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=231. (last accessed May 12, 2025).