Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 8. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION [13000 - 13660]
( Division 8 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) PART 2. PASSAGE OF PROPERTY TO SURVIVING SPOUSE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION [13500 - 13660]
( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [13500 - 13506]
( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) 13500.
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.)