Estate of Elder

MAY 18, 2026 Dept. 9 Probate Tentative Rulings

7. 26PR0028 ESTATE OF ELDER Spousal Property Petition

Petitioner is the surviving spouse of decedent, who died intestate August 26, 2025, survived by Petitioner and two adult children. No petition to administer the estate has been filed.

Probate Code § 100(a) provides that “[u]pon the death of a person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, one-half of the community property belongs to the surviving spouse and the other one-half belongs to the decedent.”

Probate Code § 6401(a) states: “As to community property, the intestate share of the surviving spouse is the one-half of the community property that belongs to the decedent under Section 100.”

Probate Code § 13500 provides that “when a spouse dies intestate leaving property that passes to the surviving spouse under Section 6401, . . . the property passes to the survivor . . ., and no administration is necessary.”

Probate Code 13650 authorizes a surviving spouse to file a petition requesting an order that administration of all or part of an estate is not necessary because all or part of the estate is property passing to the surviving spouse.

The Petition in this case identifies real property that is the subject of the Petition.

Notice of the hearing on the Petition was served on decedent’s children and proof of service was filed with the court on February 24, 2026.

TENTATIVE RULING #7: ABSENT OBJECTION THE PETITION IS GRANTED AS REQUESTED. ANY PERSON WHO HAS AN OBJECTION MAY MAKE IT ANY TIME, EVEN ORALLY AT THE HEARING (PROBATE CODE § 1043). IF A PARTY OR PARTIES WISH TO APPEAR REMOTELY, INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOTE APPEARANCES CAN BE FOUND ON THE COURT’S WEBSITE.