RIP Spouse
As to the community property, my spouse's child will inherit this.
What is nothing?
(See PC 6401(a))
Our mom just died. My brother and I are the only heirs. I should get this percentage of mom's property.
What is 50%?
(PC 6402(a))
The person who died can be called the deceased person or possibly this other term also starting with the letter "D".
What is the decedent?
My dad married Sue in 2000. My dad died in 2005. Sue died as a childless widow in 2022. My dad and Sue only had a community property real property. This is what I am inheriting.
What is nothing?
PC 6402.5(a)
My friend passed away. I will inherit this.
What is nothing?
As to the separate property, my spouse's only surviving lineal descendant will inherit this.
What is 1/2 of the separate property?
(See PC 6401(c)(2(A) & 6402(a))
My mom died. My niece, nephew, and I are the only survivors. My niece will inherit this percent.
What is 25%
(PC 6402(a) & 240)
This is the general process for dealing with a dead person's property in California, assuming they died without a trust and have over $184,500.
What is Probate?
My dad married Sue in 2000. My dad died in 2001. Sue died as a childless widow in 2022. My dad and Sue had a bank account that only contained community property. This is what I am inheriting.
What is nothing?
(PC 6402.5(a))
My widowed father passed away. My sister and I are the only survivors. My sister is a US citizen and I am not. I will inherit this.
What is 50% of my father's estate?
PC 6411
My spouse has two surviving lineal descendants. As to the separate property, I will inherit this.
What is 1/3rd of the separate property?
(See PC 6401(c)(3))
My brother died. He never married or had any children. My mom and I survived him. I will inherit this.
What is nothing? (PC 6402(c))
The opposite of dying intestate is called this.
What is testate?
My dad married Sue in 2000. My dad died in 2020. Sue died as a childless widow in 2022. My dad and Sue had a bank account that only contained community property. This is what I am inheriting.
What is 50% of the bank account? What is the portion of Sue's estate that is attributable to my dad?
(PC 6402.5(a) & (b)(1))
My halfblood sister died. Her grandmother and I are the surviving family members. This is what I should inherit.
What is the full amount of the sister's estate?
(PC 6402 & 6406)
My spouse's only living relative is a niece. As to the separate property, I will inherit this.
What is 1/2 the separate property?
(PC 6401(c)(2)(B))
What is nothing?
PC 6402(e)
This term means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled to take property of the dead person by intestate succession.
(PC 44)
My dad married Sue in 2000. My dad died in 2020. Sue died as a childless widow in 2022. My dad and Sue only had a house that solely community property. This is what I am inheriting.
What is 50% of the house
W, a widow, has three children: A, B, and C. During a family reunion trip, all 4 folks experienced a plane crash. W and A died on impact. B survived 50 hours after the crash. C survived two weeks. From W, C's only child will inherit this.
What is all W's property?
PC 6403
My spouse was survived by a grandparent and a cousin. As to the separate property, I will inherit this.
What is all of the separate property? (PC 6401(c)(1))
Decedent, a widow, was survived by no next of kin and there is no issue of a predeceased spouse, which means these folks have priority to the decedent's estate.
Who are the parents of the predeceased spouse?
(PC 6402(g))
If someone were to describe all his or her lineal descendants of all generations, they could use this term.
What is "issue"?
PC 46
My dad married Sue in 2000. My dad died in 2020. Sue died a widow in 2022. She was in a car accident and was only survived by her granddaughter who died 6 hours after Sue died. My dad and Sue had a real property held as community property. This is what I am inheriting.
What is 50% of the real property?
PC 6402.5 and 6403
My parents were married. While celebrating my gender reveal party when my dad died. I was subsequently born and am an only child. I will inherit this from my dad.
Half of all separate property
PC 6407