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Cal. Prob. Code § 252 — EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT

Cal. Prob. Code § 252

Type
Statute
Source
California Probate Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who feloniously and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is not entitled to any benefit under the bond, policy, or other contractual arrangement, and it…

Citator

Cal. Prob. Code § 252 — EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who feloniously and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is not entitled to any benefit under the bond, policy, or other contractual arrangement, and it becomes payable as though the killer had predeceased the decedent.