Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent — California Code § 7000

California Code § 7000 — Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent. Reproduced from the official Public Contract Code - PCC, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 7000. Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent

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.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Public Contract Code - PCC § 7000
  • Jurisdiction: California
  • Code: Public Contract Code - PCC
  • Subject: Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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