{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-13653","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 13653","heading":"","body":"If proceedings for the administration of the estate of the deceased spouse are not pending, a petition under this chapter may, but need not, be filed with a petition for probate of the will of the deceased spouse or for administration of the estate of the deceased spouse.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 8. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION [13000. - 13660.]","PART 2. PASSAGE OF PROPERTY TO SURVIVING SPOUSE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION [13500. - 13660.]","CHAPTER 5. Determination or Confirmation of Property Passing or Belonging to Surviving Spouse [13650. - 13660.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"73430397c5fe6162f4cf5bb9aafad9a96d2a8e0b233a3a6c082c0267479a039c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-13652","next":"us-ca/prob-13654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}