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Revision of No Contest Clause Statute

    Pursuant to SCR 42 (Campbell) of the 2005 legislative session, the Commission will conduct a comprehensive study, and prepare a report, concerning the apparent advantages and disadvantages of the state's no contest clause provisions, set forth in Part 3 (commencing with Section 21300) of Division 11 of the Probate Code. The study will include a review of various approaches in this area of the law taken by other states and proposed in the Uniform Probate Code. The Commission will present to the Legislature an evaluation of the range of options, including possible modification or repeal of existing statutes, attorney fee shifting, and other reform proposals, as well as the potential benefits of maintaining current law.
    This study will be conducted in consultation with the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees.
    If you have questions or comments about this study contact Brian Hebert, bhebert@clrc.ca.gov.

Related Material

Legislation

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Final Recommendation

  • Recommendation -- Revision of the No Contest Clause Statute (Pre-Print) (January 2008)

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Tentative Recommendations and Other Requests for Comment

  • Tentative Rec. -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (April 2007) -- Comments Due: 7/15/2007.

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Meeting Minutes

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Staff Memoranda

  • Memo 2008-11, Supp. 1 -- 2008 Legislative Program: SB 1264 (Harman) (04/10/2008)

  • Memo 2008-3, Supp. 2 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Public Comment) (01/15/2008)

  • Memo 2008-3, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Transitional Issues) (01/15/2008)

  • Memo 2008-3 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (01/08/2008)

  • Memo 2007-52, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Public Comment) (12/7/2007)

  • Memo 2007-52 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Draft Recommendation) (11/9/2007)

  • Memo 2007-44, Supp. 3 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (10/25/2007)

  • Memo 2007-44, Supp. 2 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (10/24/2007)

  • Memo 2007-44, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (10/19/2007)

  • Memo 2007-44 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (10/18/2007)

  • Memo 2007-29, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (8/24/2007)

  • Memo 2007-29 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (8/13/2007)

  • Memo 2007-10 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Draft of Proposed Law) (4/16/2007)

  • Memo 2007-7 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute: Practitioner Survey (12/21/2006)

  • Memo 2006-45, Supp. 2 -- Exhibit (12/8/2006)

  • Memo 2006-45, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues) (12/4/2006)

  • Memo 2006-45 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Discussion of Issues)  (11/21/2006)

  • Memo 2006-42, Supp. 2 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Additional Public Comment) (10/25/2006)

  • Memo 2006-42, Supp. 1 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (10/23/2006)

  • Memo 2006-42 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (10/10/2006)

  • Memo 2005-47 -- Revision of No Contest Clause Statute (Scope of Study) (11/4/2005)

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