California Probate Code

§ 13563

PROB § 13563 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 8 · Part 2 · Ch. 3.5

Statute text

(a)The surviving spouse is not liable under Section 13561 if proceedings for the administration of the decedent’s estate are commenced and the surviving spouse satisfies the requirements of Section 13562.

(b)The aggregate of the personal liability of the surviving spouse under Section 13561 shall not exceed the sum of the following:

(1)The fair market value at the time of the decedent’s death, less the amount of any liens and encumbrances on the decedent’s property at that time, of the portion of the decedent’s property that passes to any person having a superior right by testate succession from the decedent.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 122, Sec. 18. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2020.