Section 17005 Of Chapter 1. Jurisdiction And Venue From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1.
17005
. (a) The proper county for commencement of a proceeding
pursuant to this division is either of the following:
(1) In the case of a living trust, the county where the principal
place of administration of the trust is located.
(2) In the case of a testamentary trust, either the county where
the decedent's estate is administered or where the principal place of
administration of the trust is located.
(b) If a living trust has no trustee, the proper county for
commencement of a proceeding for appointing a trustee is the county
where the trust property, or some portion of the trust property, is
located.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (a) and (b), the
proper county for commencement of a proceeding pursuant to this
division is determined by the rules applicable to civil actions
generally.