{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-1242","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 1242","heading":"","body":"The citation shall be served on the person cited in the manner provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the citation shall be served at least five days before its return day.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE [1000. - 1312.]","PART 2. NOTICES AND CITATIONS [1200. - 1266.]","CHAPTER 5. Citations [1240. - 1242.]"],"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":"5a7a23cb6fb46b6e35e6a06b39d08bf7b851850739986bf3faab5da30c8492c2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-1241","next":"us-ca/prob-1250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}