GroundRules
PROB § 8007
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]
- PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION [8000. - 8577.]
- CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings [8000. - 8007.]
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order admitting a will to probate or appointing a personal representative, when it becomes final, is a conclusive determination of the jurisdiction of the court and cannot be collaterally attacked.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases:
(1) The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order.
(2) The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.
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