Chapter 1 - General

California Probate Code — §§ 1300-1304

Sections (7)

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 417, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

In all proceedings governed by this code, an appeal may be taken from the making of, or the refusal to make, any of the following orders:

(a)Directing, authorizing, approving, or confirming the sale, lease, encumbrance, grant of an option, purchase, conveyance, or exchange of property.

(b)Settling an account of a fiduciary.

(c)Authorizing, instructing, or directing a fiduciary, or approving or confirming the acts of a fiduciary.

(d)Directing or allowing payment of a debt, claim, or cost.

(e)Fixing, authorizing, allowing, or directing payment of compensation or expenses of an attorney.

(f)Fixing, directing, authorizing, or allowing payment of the compensation or expenses of a fiduciary.

(g)Surcharging, removing, or discharging a fiduciary.

(h)Transferring the property of the estate to a fiduciary in another jurisdiction.

(i)Allowing or denying a petition of the fiduciary to resign.

(j)Discharging a surety on the bond of a fiduciary.

(k)Adjudicating the merits of a claim made under Part 19 (commencing with Section 850) of Division 2.

§ 1301

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 417, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.

With respect to guardianships, conservatorships, and other protective proceedings, the grant or refusal to grant the following orders is appealable:

(a)Granting or revoking of letters of guardianship or conservatorship, except letters of temporary guardianship or temporary conservatorship.

(b)Granting permission to the guardian or conservator to fix the residence of the ward or conservatee at a place not within this state.

(c)Directing, authorizing, approving, or modifying payments, whether for support, maintenance, or education of the ward or conservatee or for a person legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the ward or conservatee.

(d)Granting or denying a petition under Section 2423 or under Article 10 (commencing with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of Division 4.

(e)Affecting the legal capacity of the conservatee pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1870) of Part 3 of Division 4.

(f)Adjudicating the merits of a claim under Article 5 (commencing with Section 2500) of Chapter 6 of Part 4 of Division 4.

(g)Granting or denying a petition under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100) of Part 6 of Division 4.

§ 1301.5

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 3. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2015. Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.

The following rules apply with respect to the California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1980) of Part 3 of Division 4):

(a)(1) An appeal may be taken from an order assessing expenses against a party under Section 1997 if the amount exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(2)An order under Section 1997 assessing expenses of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less against a party may be reviewed on an appeal by that party after entry of a final judgment or an appealable order in the conservatorship proceeding. At the discretion of the court of appeal, that type of order may also be reviewed upon

petition for an extraordinary writ.

(b)An appeal may be taken from an order under Section 2001 denying a petition to transfer a conservatorship to another state.

(c)An appeal may be taken from a final order under Section 2002 accepting a transfer and appointing a conservator in this state.

(d)Notwithstanding any other law, an appeal may not be taken from either of the following until the court enters a final order under Section 2002 accepting the proposed transfer and appointing a conservator in this state:

(1)An order under Section 2002 determining whether or how to conform a conservatorship to the law of this state.

(2)An order that is made pursuant to a court review under Sections

1851.1 and 2002.

§ 1302

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.

With respect to a power of attorney governed by the Power of Attorney Law (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4000)), an appeal may be taken from any of the following:

(a)Any final order under Section 4541, except an order pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 4541.

(b)An order dismissing the petition or denying a motion to dismiss under Section 4543.

§ 1302.5

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.

With respect to an advance health care directive governed by the Health Care Decisions Law (Division 4.7 (commencing with Section 4600)), an appeal may be taken from any of the following:

(a)Any final order under Section 4766.

(b)An order dismissing the petition or denying a motion to dismiss under Section 4768.

§ 1303

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 348, Sec. 5. (SB 308) Effective January 1, 2010.

With respect to a decedent’s estate, the grant or refusal to grant the following orders is appealable:

(a)Granting or revoking letters to a personal representative, except letters of special administration or letters of special administration with general powers.

(b)Admitting a will to probate or revoking the probate of a will.

(c)Setting aside a small estate under Section 6609.

(d)Setting apart a probate homestead or property claimed to be exempt from enforcement of a money judgment.

(e)Granting, modifying, or terminating a family allowance.

(f)Determining heirship, succession, entitlement, or the persons to whom distribution should be made.

(g)Directing distribution of property.

(h)Determining that property passes to, or confirming that property belongs to, the surviving spouse under Section 13656.

(i)Authorizing a personal representative to invest or reinvest surplus money under Section 9732.

(j)Determining whether an action constitutes a contest under former Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21320) of Part 3 of Division 11, as that chapter read prior to its repeal by Chapter 174 of the Statutes of 2008.

(k)Determining the priority of debts under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11440) of Part 9 of Division 7.

(l)Any final order under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section

20100) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10.

§ 1304

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 721, Sec. 2. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2024.

With respect to a trust, the grant or denial of the following orders is appealable:

(a)Any final order under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 5 of Division 9, except the following:

(1)Compelling the trustee or trust director to submit an account or report acts as trustee or trust director, respectively.

(2)Accepting the resignation of the trustee or trust director.

(b)Any final order under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19020) of Part 8 of Division 9.

(c)Any final order under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 20100) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10.

(d)Determining whether an action constitutes a contest under former Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21320) of Part 3 of Division 11, as that chapter read prior to its repeal by Chapter 174 of the Statutes of 2008.