California · Probate Code
PROB §1896: (a) If the court determines that the order requested in the petition is proper, the court shall make the order.
What this law says, in plain English
If a court finds that an order requested in a petition is appropriate, the court must issue that order.
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(a) If the court determines that the order requested in the petition is proper, the court shall make the order. (b) The court, in its discretion, may provide in the order that, unless extended by subsequent order of the court, the order or specific provisions of the order terminate at a time specified in the order.
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