Estate of FAY REAH LESLIE, Deceased. ALTON B. SMITH, Petitioner and Respondent, v. WILLIAM GARVIN, Petitioner and Appellant

37 Cal. 3d 186 ·

Supreme Court of California · Filed November 8, 1984

Published · citable Cited by 4

Holding

The court held that a surviving putative spouse is entitled to succeed to an intestate share of the decedent’s separate property, possessing the same rights of inheritance as a legal spouse under California’s Probate Code.

Statutes construed

CCP § 377
CIV § 4104
CIV § 4452
CIV § 7002
GOV § 21364
LAB § 4702
PROB § 460

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