Section 1207.
Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 1207.
in effect(a)
Subject to subdivision (b), where notice is required to be given to a decedent’s beneficiaries, devisees, or heirs, notice need not be given to a person who, because of a possible parent-child relationship between a stepchild and a stepparent or between a foster child and a foster parent, may be (1) an heir of the decedent or (2) a member of a class to which a devise is made.
(b)
Subdivision (a) does not apply where the person required to give the notice has actual knowledge
of facts that a person would reasonably believe give rise under Section 6454 to the parent-child relationship between the stepchild and the stepparent or between the foster child and the foster parent.
References
referencesCal. Probate Code - PROB § 6454.
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