California Probate Code PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT

• Section 250.
  (a) A person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to any of the following:(1) Any property, interest, or benefit under a will of...
• Section 251.
  A joint tenant who feloniously and intentionally kills another joint tenant thereby effects a severance of the interest of the decedent so that the share...
• Section 252.
  A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who feloniously and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon...
• Section 253.
  In any case not described in Section 250, 251, or 252 in which one person feloniously and intentionally kills another, any acquisition of property, interest,...
• Section 254.
  (a) A final judgment of conviction of felonious and intentional killing is conclusive for purposes of this part.(b) In the absence of a final judgment of conviction...
• Section 255.
  This part does not affect the rights of any person who, before rights under this part have been adjudicated, purchases from the killer for value...
• Section 256.
  An insurance company, financial institution, or other obligor making payment according to the terms of its policy or obligation is not liable by reason of...
• Section 257.
  This part does not apply where the decedent was killed before January 1, 1985; and the law applicable prior to January 1, 1985, continues to...
• Section 258.
  A person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent or to benefit...
• Section 259.
  (a) Any person shall be deemed to have predeceased a decedent to the extent provided in subdivision (c) where all of the following apply:(1) It has been...

Last modified: October 22, 2018