§ 1 Probate Code Title

Probate Code·California

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This law simply says that the whole set of rules is called the Probate Code.

•The law only gives a name to the collection of probate rules.
•It doesn't change any rules or create new ones.
•All other probate rules are still the same; they are just now officially called the Probate Code.

A lawyer writes a legal paper and says, "According to the Probate Code..."

The lawyer is just using the name given by this law to refer to the whole group of probate rules.

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§ 1 Probate Code Title

This code shall be known as the Probate Code. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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