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DIVISION 8. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 13000-13660›PART 2. PASSAGE OF PROPERTY TO SURVIVING SPOUSE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 13500-13660›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 13500-13506

§ 13500

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except as provided in this chapter, when a spouse dies intestate leaving property that passes to the surviving spouse under Section 6401, or dies testate and by his or her will devises all or a part of his or her property to the surviving spouse, the property passes to the survivor subject to the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13540) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 13550), and no administration is necessary.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 89. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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