Probate Code section 8007

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order admitting a will to probate or appointing a personal representative, when it becomes final, is a conclusive determination of the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be collaterally attacked.

(b)

Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases:

(1)

The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order.

(2)

The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.

Source: Section 8007, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8007.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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