{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-6211","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 6211","heading":"","body":"Reference to a person “if living” or who “survives me” means a person who survives the decedent by 120 hours. A person who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for the purpose of a California statutory will, and the beneficiaries are determined accordingly. If it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that a person who would otherwise be a beneficiary has survived the decedent by 120 hours, it is deemed that the person failed to survive for the required period. The requirement of this section that a person who survives the decedent must survive the decedent by 120 hours does not apply if the application of the 120-hour survival requirement would result in the escheat of property to the state.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION [6100. - 6806.]","PART 1. WILLS [6100. - 6390.]","CHAPTER 6. California Statutory Will [6200. - 6243.]","ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Rules of Construction [6200. - 6211.]"],"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":"12975fcbb94d43f555a668ef5913b73bed87f5f1377d3f90a0b697ad6e6f28d5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-6210","next":"us-ca/prob-6220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}