DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION 8000-8577›CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative 8400-8577›ARTICLE 4. Administrators 8460-8469
§ 8462
California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The surviving spouse or domestic partner of the decedent, a relative of the decedent, or a relative of a predeceased spouse or domestic partner of the decedent, has priority under Section 8461 only if one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) The surviving spouse, domestic partner, or relative is entitled to succeed to all or part of the estate.
(b) The surviving spouse, domestic partner, or relative either takes under the will of, or is entitled to succeed to all or part of the estate of, another deceased person who is entitled to succeed to all or part of the estate of the decedent.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 893, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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