{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-201","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 201","heading":"","body":"(a) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the superior court of the county of which the decedent was a resident at the time of death or in the superior court of any county in which the property is located.\n(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced by filing a petition that sets forth all of the following information:\n(1) The jurisdictional facts.\n(2) A particular description of the affected property and of the interest of the petitioner in the property.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]","PART 4. ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING FACT OF DEATH [200. - 217.]","CHAPTER 1. Proceedings to Establish Death [200. - 204.]"],"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":"f5086c4f7af386bb2f88e2f134f5875079f5699d9abe6c768dc7bfd8ca746635","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-200","next":"us-ca/prob-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}