The court in proceedings under this code is a court of general jurisdiction and the court, or a judge of the court, has the same power and authority with respect to the proceedings as otherwise provided by law for a superior court, or a judge of the superior court, including, but not limited to, the matters authorized by Section 128 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. Prob. Code § 800
JURISDICTION
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 48 Cal. App. 4th 1076 - O'Connor v. Old Republic Surety Co. (1996)
Most recently applied in 201 Cal. App. 4th 971 - San Francisco Opera Ass'n v. Flickinger (November 2011)
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 806, Sec. 4
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