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Probate Code - PROB

DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION [6100 - 6806]

  ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. )
  

PART 3. FAMILY PROTECTION [6500 - 6615]

  ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. )
  

CHAPTER 6. Small Estate Set-Aside [6600 - 6615]
  ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. )

  
6606.  

(a) A petition may be filed under this chapter by any of the following:

(1) The person named in the will of the decedent as executor.

(2) The surviving spouse of the decedent.

(3) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent.

(4) A child of the decedent who was a minor at the time the decedent died.

(5) The personal representative if a personal representative has been appointed for the decedent’s estate.

(b) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent may file the petition without authorization or approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)