When all or none or more than one of the heirs are absent or have no legal representatives in the jurisdiction of the last place of residence of the decedent, or where the property is located, or when an heir or legatee is a minor or incapacitated and is not represented by his father or mother or by a tutor who has given the bond required by law, the judicial administration of the property of the testator shall be necessary.\nHistory —Code Civil Proc., 1933, § 558.
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