{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-202","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 202","heading":"","body":"If proceedings for the administration of the decedent’s estate are pending, proceedings under this chapter may be combined with the administration proceedings in the following manner:\n(a) The petition shall be filed in the administration proceedings by the person affected or by the personal representative.\n(b) The petition shall be filed at any time before the filing of a petition for final distribution. The petition may be included in a petition for probate of the will of the decedent or for letters.\n(c) The petition shall be filed without any additional fee.","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":"2f0894a85b55af2da4b9fd5c36eb72b47401336b65fe677a5219f90fcdb52f47","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-201","next":"us-ca/prob-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}