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If any part of a decedent's estate is not
effectively disposed of by a will, the “intestate”
(not covered by will) share will be distributed,
by California Law, in the following order
and manner:
- Surviving spouse. A surviving spouse
is generally first in line to get any
assets from the intestate estate, including
both separate property and the one-half
of community property that belongs to
the decedent.
- Heirs other than surviving spouse.
Any part of the intestate estate not passing
to the surviving spouse as indicated above,
or the entire intestate estate if there
is no surviving spouse, passes as follows
(this is a partial list only): Decedent's
descendants (e.g., children and grandchildren).
• Decedent's surviving parent or
parents equally.
• Siblings, split equally if they
are all of the same degree of kinship
to the decedent.
• Decedent's surviving grandparent
or grandparents equally.
- State of California. If there is no
taker under any of the above provisions,
the intestate estate reverts to the state
of California.
Most often the line of succession is very
straight forward, but if you have any questions
about where you or other relatives fit within
the order of succession, a qualified and
experienced attorney at the CC LawGroup
can explain the hierarchy and research and/or
litigate any disputed claims.
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