GroundRules
PROB § 258
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]
- PART 7. EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT [250. - 259.]
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 from the action brought by the decedent’s personal representative. The persons who may bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent and to benefit from the action are determined as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.
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