At any time after letters are first issued to a general personal representative and before an order for final distribution is made, the personal representative, or any person claiming to be a beneficiary or otherwise entitled to distribution of a share of the estate, may file a petition for a court determination of the persons entitled to distribution of the decedent’s estate. The petition shall include a statement of the basis for the petitioner’s claim.
Cal. Prob. Code § 11700
Determination of Persons Entitled to Distribution
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 161 Cal. App. 4th 509 - Ferraro v. Camarlinghi (2008)
Most recently applied in 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 498 - Estate v. Herzog (March 2019)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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