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DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION 6100-6806›PART 2. INTESTATE SUCCESSION 6400-6455›CHAPTER 1. Intestate Succession Generally 6400-6414

§ 6400

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

Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in this part.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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