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Judicial Council-Sponsored Legislation: Authorize Electronic Delivery of Notices of Hearing in Proceedings Under the Probate Code (Action Required)
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Summary
The Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee, Information Technology Advisory Committee, and Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council sponsor legislation to modernize the Probate Code and two notice provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code that are connected to or analogous to probate notice provisions. The proposed legislation would authorize the delivery of notices and other papers in uncontested or not-yet-contested proceedings under the Probate Code to persons by electronic means if the persons to receive notice have consented to electronic notice in the proceeding before the court and have provided electronic addresses.
Recommendation
The Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee, Information Technology Advisory Committee, and Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council sponsor legislation to authorize electronic notice in specified probate and probate-related Welfare and Institutions Code proceedings.