California Probate Code 13605 – (a) Nothing in this chapter limits the rights of the heirs or …
(a) Nothing in this chapter limits the rights of the heirs or devisees of the deceased spouse. Payment of a decedent‘s compensation pursuant to this chapter does not preclude later proceedings for administration of the decedent’s estate.
(b) Any person to whom payment is made under this chapter is answerable and accountable therefor to the personal representative of the decedent’s estate and is liable for the amount of the payment to any other person having a superior right to the payment received. In addition to any other liability the person has under this section, a person who fraudulently secures a payment under this chapter is liable to a person having a superior right to the payment for three times the amount of the payment.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 13605
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity. See California Probate Code 56
- Personal representative: means executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, special administrator, successor personal representative, public administrator acting pursuant to Section 7660, or a person who performs substantially the same function under the law of another jurisdiction governing the person's status. See California Probate Code 58
- Spouse: includes domestic partner, as defined in Section 37 of this code, as required by §. See California Probate Code 72
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)