Section 8000 Of Chapter 1. Commencement Of Proceedings From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
8000
. (a) At any time after a decedent's death, any interested
person may commence proceedings for administration of the estate of
the decedent by a petition to the court for an order determining the
date and place of the decedent's death and for either or both of the
following:
(1) Appointment of a personal representative.
(2) Probate of the decedent's will.
(b) A petition for probate of the decedent's will may be made
regardless of whether the will is in the petitioner's possession or
is lost, destroyed, or beyond the jurisdiction of the state.