(a) A debt owed to the decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor.
(b) If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s issue.
Cal. Prob. Code § 6410
Intestate Succession Generally
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.