Estate of BEN SAX, Deceased. DOROTHY SAX, Petitioner and Respondent, v. PEARL SAX Et Al., Claimants and Appellants
214 Cal. App. 3d 1300 · E006114
California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that a surviving putative spouse qualifies as a "surviving spouse" under Probate Code section 6560 and is therefore entitled to claim the decedent's interest in quasi-marital property as an omitted spouse, even when a prior will names a different beneficiary.
Statutes construed
- CCP § 377
- CIV § 4452
- GOV § 21363
- LAB § 4702
- PROB § 13650
- PROB § 6560