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DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 13. NONDOMICILIARY DECEDENTS 12500-12591›CHAPTER 4. Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representative 12590-12591

§ 12590

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

A sister state personal representative or foreign nation personal representative submits personally in a representative capacity to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the estate by any of the following actions:

(a) Filing a petition for ancillary administration.

(b) Receiving money or other personal property pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12570). Jurisdiction under this subdivision is limited to the amount of money and the value of personal property received.

(c) Doing any act in this state as a personal representative that would have given this state jurisdiction over the personal representative as an individual.

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

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