{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8007","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8007","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in either of the following cases:\n(1) The presence of extrinsic fraud in the procurement of the court order.\n(2) The court order is based on the erroneous determination of the decedent’s death.","path":["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.]"],"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":"42f9c363397bf2435b4e38cf7d16c2b43e05f1ce1699ea6b323d916f38061f43","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8006","next":"us-ca/prob-8100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}