California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 13654

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

The filing of a petition under this chapter does not preclude the court from admitting the will of the deceased spouse to probate or appointing a personal representative of the estate of the deceased spouse upon the petition of any person legally entitled, including any petition for probate of the will or for administration of the estate which is filed with a petition filed under this chapter.

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Cal. Prob. Code § 13654 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-8-disposition-of-estate-without-administration/part-2-passage-of-property-to-surviving-spouse-without-administration/chapter-5-determination-or-confirmation-of-property-passing-or-belonging-to-surviving-spouse/section-13654

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Determination or Confirmation of Property Passing or Belonging to Surviving Spouse

§ 13650§ 13651§ 13652§ 13653§ 13654§ 13655§ 13656§ 13657§ 13658§ 13659§ 13660

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