Probate Code section 8201

If, on petition to the superior court of the county in which the estate of the decedent is being or may be administered alleging that a person has possession of a decedent’s will, the court is satisfied that the allegation is true, the court shall order the person to produce the will.

Source: Section 8201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8201. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_8201

Original Source: Section 8201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8201. (last accessed May 12, 2025).