§ 7051

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

If the decedent was domiciled in this state at the time of death, the proper county for proceedings concerning administration of the decedent’s estate is the county in which the decedent was domiciled, regardless of where the decedent died.

Other sections in Article 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue

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