Probate Code section 232

(a)

The petition shall be filed in the estate proceeding in which the person filing the petition received his or her appointment or in the estate proceeding for the estate in which the person filing the petition claims an interest.

(b)

The court that first acquires jurisdiction under this section has exclusive jurisdiction for the purposes of this chapter.

Source: Section 232, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=232. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 232’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_232

Original Source: Section 232, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=232. (last accessed May 12, 2025).