Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent’s property passes on the decedent’s death to the person to whom it is devised in the decedent’s last will or, in the absence of such a devise, to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the laws governing intestate succession.
Cal. Prob. Code § 7000
Passage of Decedent’s Property
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 90 F. Supp. 2d 390 - Range Road Music, Inc. v. Music Sales Corp. (2000)
Most recently applied in Dc Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation (November 2013)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.