(a) A debt owed to the decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor.

(b) If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s issue.

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 6410

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)