{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-59","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 59","heading":"","body":"“Predeceased spouse” means a person who died before the decedent while married to the decedent, except that the term does not include any of the following:\n(a) A person who obtains or consents to a final decree or judgment of dissolution of marriage from the decedent or a final decree or judgment of annulment of their marriage, which decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless they (1) subsequently participate in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each to the other or (2) subsequently live together as spouses.\n(b) A person who, following a decree or judgment of dissolution or annulment of marriage obtained by the decedent, participates in a marriage ceremony to a third person.\n(c) A person who was a party to a valid proceeding concluded by an order purporting to terminate all marital property rights.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1. - 88.]","PART 2. DEFINITIONS [20. - 88.]"],"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":"5bfbcdff852e36fcfffa797317e4f5342ce347a1e01d227acd992a7817ed18c1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-58","next":"us-ca/prob-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}