THE PROBATE LAW AND PRACTICE OF CALIFORNIA, CONTAINING ALL THE STATUTES OF THE STATE, RELATING TO PROBATE COURTS AND THE JURISDICTION THEREOF; THE SET- DUTIES OF GUARDIANS; DESCENTS; WITH JUDICIAL DECISIONS OF THIS AND OTHER STATES, AND AN APPENDIX OF FORMS. By D. P. BELKNAP, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Second Edition. SAN FRANCISCO: H. H. BANCROFT & COMPANY. 1861. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year of our Lord 1861, by H. H. BANCROFT & COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Northern District of the State of California. TOWNE & BACON, PRINTERS, EXCELSIOR OFFICE, 536 Clay Street, San Francisco. INTRODUCTION. The amendments to the Probate and Guardian Acts passed at the late session of the Legislature, although not changing the character of our probate system, have so altered numerous points of practice that a new edition of the present work seemed absolutely necessary. The plan originally adopted has been followed in this edition, but with various improvements, designed for the convenience of those who may have occasion to use the work. Beside the statutory amendments referred to, other laws pertinent to the subject have been introduced, and many decisions upon the most important points have been added, including all those of the Supreme Court to date. The forms now published are more numerous, and have been prepared with especial reference to the statutes as amended; or where, as in a few instances, selections have been made from the files of the Probate Court of San Francisco county, they have undergone the necessary alterations to conform to the present law. In the entire work the greatest care has been taken to attain accuracy and completeness. It is, therefore, hoped that the profession will find it an acceptable book of reference, and that to Executors, Administrators and Guardians it may prove a serviceable guide. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18th, 1861. D. P. B. |