DecisionDepot
California legal research
All cases
26PR00281·santabarbara·Civil·Decedent's Estate
Hearing 23 days agoAppearances required; if deficiencies not cured, matter continued.

Estate of George F Tise

Spousal Property Petition

Hearing date
Jul 28, 2026
Department
Prevailing
N/A

Motion type

Browse all Petition rulings statewide →

Parties

OtherGeorge F Tise

Ruling

Case Number

Case Type Decedent's Estate Hearing Date / Time Tue, 07/28/2026 - 09:00 Nature of Proceedings Spousal Property Petition Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: The following must be submitted: Recorded Title. Since "a person may not transfer an estate or interest in property unless that person is the owner of the estate or interest in question or has the legal authority to act on that owner's behalf" (Restatement (Fourth) of Property Sec. 1.1 (2024)), the Court must have evidence of how title is held: The nemo dat principle is typically expressed in the full Latin phrase "nemo dat quod non habet," which roughly translates to "one can only transfer what one owns" or, in the negative, "one cannot transfer property that one does not own."

It is sometimes called the "derivation principle" because the transferee's interest derives from the transferor's. (Id., at cmnt. a. See also (Miller & Starr (2024) 3 Cal. Real Est. Sec. 8:58 (4th ed.) Sec. 8:58 ["It is axiomatic that a deed cannot convey more than is owned by the grantor. If a deed purports to convey property that is not owned by the grantor, it is ineffective to convey the property, and it is a "wild deed" that can have no effect on title of the person who holds real title to the property."]; and Romero v.

Shih (2024) 15 Cal.5th 680, 689 [citing same in Miller & Starr].)

Proposed Order. A proposed order using Judicial Council Form DE-226 must be submitted with relief that matches that requested in the petition. (Local Rule 1724, subd. (b).)

If the documents curing these deficiencies are not processed by 8:00 a.m. on July 24, 2026, it is recommended that the matter be continued to a date to be set by the Court at the hearing, unless the party appears and requests a different date, or submits a request for a different continuance date prior to the hearing. (Local Rule 1721(c)(2)(A-B).) If the matter is continued, documents must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the new hearing date to be considered.

Due to staffing limitations, processing times may be delayed. To assist in processing, attorneys and parties should include the next court date in the "Filing Description" field provided by the electronic service provider. That field is also used for further descriptions of the document being e-filed, so be sure to put the calendar date FIRST in the field - BEFORE any further description of the document being e-filed (e.g.: 06/28/16 For XYZ).

Tentative Ruling: Estate of Ronette Ledune Tentative Ruling: Estate of Ronette Ledune

Cited authorities

Extracting citations from the ruling text…
Verify against the source PDF — LLM extraction may miss or mis-normalize citations.

Looking for case law or statutes not cited here? Search published authorities

Ask about this ruling

Examples: “Why did the court rule this way?” · “What were the procedural grounds?” · “Is appearance required?”

Answers reference only this ruling's text. Not legal advice — always verify against the source PDF.

Find similar rulings

Source

Share