California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6400

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 6400 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-6-wills-and-intestate-succession/part-2-intestate-succession/chapter-1-intestate-succession-generally/section-6400

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Intestate Succession Generally

§ 6400§ 6401§ 6402§ 6402.5§ 6403§ 6404§ 6406§ 6407§ 6409§ 6410§ 6411§ 6412§ 6413§ 6414

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