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Cal. Prob. Code § 7000 — Passage of Decedent’s Property

Cal. Prob. Code § 7000

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

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.

Citator

Cal. Prob. Code § 7000 — Passage of Decedent’s Property is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

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.