14 Summary of California Law (10th), Wills and Probate

 

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<d1.o n="I. ">INTRODUCTION

<d2.o n="A. " sec="1] ">Legislative Power Over Inheritance.

<d2.o n="B. " sec="2] ">Uniform and Model Acts.

<d2.o n="C. " sec="3] ">Restatement.

<d2.o n="D. " sec="4] ">Probate Rules.

<d2.o n="E. " sec="5] ">Judicial Council Forms: Decedents'&apos; Estates.

<d2.o n="F. " sec="6] ">Judicial Council Forms: Guardianship and Conservatorship.

<d2.o n="G. " sec="7] ">Texts and Practice Works.

<d2.o n="H. ">Legal Capacity.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="8] ">In General.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="9] ">Determining Legal Capacity.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="10] ">Consent to Medical Treatment.

<d2.o n="I. ">Uniform Determination of Death Act.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="11] ">Nature and Scope of Act.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="12] ">Determination and Confirmation of Death.

<d2.o n="J. ">Establishing and Reporting Fact of Death.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="13] ">Law Revision Commission Report.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="14] ">Statutory Proceeding To Establish Death.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="15] ">Recording Evidence of Death.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="16] ">Reporting Fact of Death.

<d2.o n="K. ">Deposit of Estate Planning Documents.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="17] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="18] ">Nature and Scope of Deposit Agreement.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="19] ">Termination of Deposit.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="20] ">Transfer of Documents.

<d1.o n="II. ">CALIFORNIA PROBATE CODE

<d2.o n="A. " sec="21] ">Adoption and Early Amendments.

<d2.o n="B. ">Major Probate Code Revision.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="22] ">Law Revision Commission Report.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="23] ">Law Revision Commission Comments.

<d3.o n="3. ">Revision in 1983.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="24] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="25] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="4. ">Revision in 1984.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="26] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="27] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="5. ">Revision in 1985.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="28] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="29] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="6. ">Revision in 1986.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="30] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="31] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="7. ">Revision in 1987.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="32] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="33] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="8. ">Revision in 1988.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="34] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="35] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="9. ">Revision in 1989.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="36] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="37] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="10. . ">Revision in 1990.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="38] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="39] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="11. ">Revision in 1991.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="40] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="41] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="12. ">Revision in 1992.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="42] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="43] ">Major Changes.

<d3.o n="13. ">Revision in 1993.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="44] ">Recommendation and Enactment.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="45] ">Major Changes.

<d2.o n="C. " sec="46] ">Structure of Probate Code.

<d2.o n="D. " sec="47] ">Construction and Effect of Probate Code.

<d2.o n="E. ">Definitions.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="48] ">Scope.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="49] ">Persons and Entities.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="50] ">Legal and Financial Terms.

<d1.o n="III. ">CONFLICT OF LAWS

<d2.o n="A. " sec="51] ">Restatement.

<d2.o n="B. ">Succession.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="52] ">Real Property.

<d3.o n="2. ">Personal Property.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="53] ">In General.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="54] ">Adopted Child.

<d2.o n="C. ">Testamentary Disposition.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="55] ">Validity of Will.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="56] ">Interpretation and Construction of Instrument.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="57] ">Effect of Equitable Conversion.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="58] ">Revocation of Will.

<d2.o n="D. ">Probate and Administration of Estates.

<d3.o n="1. ">Domiciliary and Ancillary Administration.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="59] ">Bases for Administration.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="60] ">Ancillary Administration.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="61] ">Probate of Foreign Will.

<d4.o n="(d) " sec="62] ">Collection of Foreign Assets.

<d4.o n="(e) " sec="63] ">Actions by or Against Representative.

<d3.o n="2. ">California Statutes on Nondomiciliary Decedent.

<d4.o n="(a) " sec="64] ">Law Revision Commission Recommendation.

<d4.o n="(b) " sec="65] ">Definitions and Scope.

<d4.o n="(c) " sec="66] ">Ancillary Administration.

<d4.o n="(d) " sec="67] ">Will Previously Admitted to Probate.

<d4.o n="(e) " sec="68] ">Distribution to Sister State Representative.

<d4.o n="(f) " sec="69] ">Collection of Personal Property.

<d4.o n="(g) " sec="70] ">Jurisdiction Over Foreign Representative.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="71] ">In General.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="72] ">Requisites of Will.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="73] ">Registry System.

<d1.o n="IV. ">INTESTATE SUCCESSION

<d2.o n="A. " sec="74] ">In General.

<d2.o n="B. " sec="75] ">Distribution of Shares by Representation.

<d2.o n="C. " sec="76] ">Surviving Spouse'&apos;s Share in Community and Quasi-Community Property.

<d2.o n="D. ">Intestate Shares in Separate Property.

<d3.o n="1. " sec="77] ">In General.

<d3.o n="2. " sec="78] ">Surviving Spouse or Domestic Partner.

<d3.o n="3. " sec="79] ">Issue of Decedent.

<d3.o n="4. " sec="80] ">Parents or Issue of Parents.

<d3.o n="5. " sec="