Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 13006 — Definitions
Cal. Prob. Code § 13006
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
“Successor of the decedent” means:
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 13006 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
“Successor of the decedent” means:
(a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeeded to a particular item of property of the decedent under the decedent’s will. For the purposes of this part, a trust is a beneficiary under the decedent’s will if the trust succeeds to the particular item of property under the decedent’s will.
(b) If the decedent died without a will, the sole person or all of the persons who succeeded to the particular item of property of the decedent under Sections 6401 and 6402 or, if the law of a sister state or foreign nation governs succession to the particular item of property, under the law of the sister state or foreign nation.