The decedent’s property is subject to administration under this code, except as otherwise provided by law, and is subject to the rights of beneficiaries, creditors, and other persons as provided by law.
Cal. Prob. Code § 7001
Passage of Decedent’s Property
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Dc Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation (2013)
Most recently applied in Dc Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation (November 2013)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.