CHAPTER 1. Passage of Decedent’s Property [7000. - 7001.]

Cal. Probate Code - PROB 1.
in effect

Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 7000. Section 7000.

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.

Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 7001. Section 7001.

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.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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