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Cal. Prob. Code § 17005

Jurisdiction and Venue

Known as the Trust Law

The act spans §§ 15000–19403 (351 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 129 Cal. App. 4th 672 - David v. Hermann (2005)

Most recently applied in 129 Cal. App. 4th 672 - David v. Hermann (May 2005)

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) The proper county for commencement of a proceeding pursuant to this division is either of the following:

(1) In the case of a living trust, the county where the principal place of administration of the trust is located.

(2) In the case of a testamentary trust, either the county where the decedent’s estate is administered or where the principal place of administration of the trust is located.

(b) If a living trust has no trustee, the proper county for commencement of a proceeding for appointing a trustee is the county where the trust property, or some portion of the trust property, is located.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (a) and (b), the proper county for commencement of a proceeding pursuant to this division is determined by the rules applicable to civil actions generally.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.