California Probate Code CHAPTER 4 - Collection by Affidavit of Compensation Owed to Deceased Spouse

• Section 13600.
  (a) At any time after a spouse dies, the surviving spouse or the guardian or conservator of the estate of the surviving spouse may, without procuring...
• Section 13601.
  (a) To collect salary or other compensation under this chapter, an affidavit or a declaration under penalty of perjury under the laws of this state shall...
• Section 13602.
  If the requirements of Section 13600 are satisfied, the employer to whom the affidavit or declaration is presented shall promptly pay the earnings of the...
• Section 13603.
  If the requirements of Section 13601 are satisfied, receipt by the employer of the affidavit or declaration constitutes sufficient acquittance for the compensation paid pursuant...
• Section 13604.
  (a) If the employer refuses to pay as required by this chapter, the surviving spouse may recover the amount the surviving spouse is entitled to receive...
• Section 13605.
  (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...
• Section 13606.
  The procedure provided in this chapter is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other method of collecting compensation owed to a decedent.(Enacted...

Last modified: October 22, 2018