Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in this part.
Cal. Prob. Code § 6400
Intestate Succession Generally
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 169 Cal. App. 4th 894 - Estate of Shellenbarger (2008)
Most recently applied in T.H. McElvain Oil & Gas Ltd. Partnership v. Group I: Benson-Montin-Greer Drilling Corp. (December 2014)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.