Chapter 2. Petitions And Other Papers of California Probate Code >> Division 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.

Except as provided in Section 1023, a petition, objection, response, report, or account filed pursuant to this code shall be in writing, signed by all of the petitioners, objectors, or respondents or by all of the persons making the report or account, and filed with the court clerk. Verification of a document shall constitute signature of that document, unless expressly provided to the contrary.

(a) All of the following shall be verified:
  (1) A petition, report, or account filed pursuant to this code.
  (2) An objection or response filed pursuant to this code to a petition, report, or account.
  (b) Except as provided in Section 1023, the verification shall be made as follows:
  (1) A petition shall be verified by the petitioner or, if there are two or more parties joining in the petition, by any of them.
  (2) A report or account shall be verified by the person who has the duty to make the report or account or, if there are two or more persons having a duty to make the report or account, by any of them.
  (3) An objection or response shall be verified by the objector or respondent or, if there are two or more parties joining in the objection or response, by any of them.

An affidavit or verified petition shall be received as evidence when offered in an uncontested proceeding under this code.

If a petitioner, objector, or respondent is absent from the county or for some other cause is unable to sign or verify a petition, objection, or response filed pursuant to this code, the person's attorney may sign or verify the petition, objection, or response unless the person is a fiduciary appointed in the proceeding.