CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Death of a Spouse
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Probate/Inheritance Rights
.........No Contest Clause
3 Cards On This Topic:
Son's Prob. Code §850 (a)(2) petition properly denied where substantial evidence showed deceased mother didn't intend her other son to relinquish his interest in real property.
P's judgment on the pleadings motion for violation of will's no contest clause properly denied where D's claim to real property not based on invalidity of will, but on deed.
No contest clause contained in the decedent's trust applies to the decedent's widow.