California Probate Code 21622 – If, at the time of the execution of all of decedent’s testamentary …
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If, at the time of the execution of all of decedent‘s testamentary instruments effective at the time of decedent’s death, the decedent failed to provide for a living child solely because the decedent believed the child to be dead or was unaware of the birth of the child, the child shall receive a share in the estate equal in value to that which the child would have received if the decedent had died without having executed any testamentary instruments.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 724, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1998.)
Terms Used In California Probate Code 21622
- Child: means any individual entitled to take as a child under this code by intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved. See California Probate Code 26
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Estate: as used in this part shall include a decedent's probate estate and all property held in any revocable trust that becomes irrevocable on the death of the decedent. See California Probate Code 21601