California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6410

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
(a)A debt owed to the decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor.
(b)If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s issue.

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Cal. Prob. Code § 6410 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-6-wills-and-intestate-succession/part-2-intestate-succession/chapter-1-intestate-succession-generally/section-6410

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Intestate Succession Generally

§ 6400§ 6401§ 6402§ 6402.5§ 6403§ 6404§ 6406§ 6407§ 6409§ 6410§ 6411§ 6412§ 6413§ 6414

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