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="[§