Probate Code section 6606

(a)

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

(1)

The person named in the will of the decedent as executor.

(2)

The surviving spouse of the decedent.

(3)

The guardian of a minor child of the decedent.

(4)

A child of the decedent who was a minor at the time the decedent died.

(5)

The personal representative if a personal representative has been appointed for the decedent’s estate.

(b)

The guardian of a minor child of the decedent may file the petition without authorization or approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.

Source: Section 6606, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=6606.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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