Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100 - 890]
( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) PART 19. CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY CLAIMED TO BELONG TO DECEDENT OR OTHER PERSON [850 - 859]
( Part 19 added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 49, Sec. 1. ) 854.
If a civil action is pending with respect to the subject matter of a petition filed pursuant to this chapter this part and jurisdiction has been obtained in the court where the civil action is pending prior to the filing of the petition, upon request of any party to the civil action, the court shall abate the petition until the conclusion of the civil action. This section shall not apply if the court finds that the civil action was filed for the purpose of delay.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 166. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.)