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Cal. Probate Code § 253 (2026)

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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, or benefit by the killer as a result of the killing of the decedent shall be treated in accordance with the principles of this part.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1946–2023 · leading case: Williams v. Binkley, 181 Cal. App. 2d 367 (Cal. Ct. App. 1960).

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Williams v. Binkley, 181 Cal. App. 2d 367 (Cal. Ct. App. 1960). “’ ’ Probate Code, section 253, provides as follows: "Collateral consanguinity is the relationship between people who spring from a common ancestor, but are not in a direct line.”

Bemis v. Coombs, 170 P.2d 704 (Cal. Ct. App. 1946). “The testatrix stated to her attorney that she was not on friendly terms with her brother and wanted to leave-him a small amount of money “so he can’t cause any trouble.”

Peterson v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., 191 P.2d 98 (Cal. Ct. App. 1948). “(Prob. Code, § 253.) The requirement that the citation be personally served upon the incompetent was fully complied with by the service of June 7, 1946, referred to above.”

Munger v. Intel Corp. (D. Or. 2023). “” Cal. Prob. Code § 253 . Cloud does not cite, and this Court cannot find, a case in which a California court did not apply or evaluate §§ 250-253 of the California Probate Code when a slayer was implicated in the distribution of assets.”

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