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DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 7000-7666›CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Courts 7050-7072›ARTICLE 3. Transfer of Proceedings 7070-7072

§ 7070

California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The court or judge shall order a proceeding under this code concerning the administration of the decedent’s estate transferred to another county if there is no judge of the court in which the proceeding is pending who is qualified to act. This section does not apply if a judge qualified to act is assigned by the chairman of the Judicial Council to sit in the county and hear the proceeding.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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