Probate Code section 8124

A petition for administration of a decedent’s estate shall not be heard by the court unless an affidavit showing due publication of the notice of hearing has been filed with the court. The affidavit shall contain a copy of the notice and state the date of its publication.

Source: Section 8124, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8124. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_8124

Original Source: Section 8124, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8124. (last accessed May 12, 2025).