{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-11700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 11700","heading":"","body":"At any time after letters are first issued to a general personal representative and before an order for final distribution is made, the personal representative, or any person claiming to be a beneficiary or otherwise entitled to distribution of a share of the estate, may file a petition for a court determination of the persons entitled to distribution of the decedent’s estate. The petition shall include a statement of the basis for the petitioner’s claim.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 10. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE [11600. - 12007.]","CHAPTER 2. Determination of Persons Entitled to Distribution [11700. - 11705.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f49f0b3af135deef52bb385d26ad0346c7b57780ef4e3059c3a43ee3e9b973a8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-11642","next":"us-ca/prob-11701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}