California · Probate Code
PROB §3706: A determination by the court that the value of all of the absentee’s property, wherever situated, exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or that the absentee owns or has an interest in real propert
What this law says, in plain English
A court determines whether an absent person's total property value exceeds $20,000 or if they own or have interest in real property.
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A determination by the court that the value of all of the absentee’s property, wherever situated, exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or that the absentee owns or has an interest in real property, wherever situated, does not deprive the court of jurisdiction to set aside to the family of the absentee personal property of the absentee situated in this state in which the absentee’s interest does not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and the court shall order set aside such personal property to the family of the absentee if the court finds that all of the other provisions of this chapter have been complied with. The property set aside shall be specified in the order.
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