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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Except as provided by Section 224, if spouses die leaving community or quasi-community property and it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that one spouse survived the other:
(a) One-half of the community property and one-half of the quasi-community property shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, as if one spouse had survived and as if that one-half belonged to that spouse.
(b) The other one-half of the community property and the other one-half of the quasi-community property shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, as if the other spouse had survived and as if that one-half belonged to that spouse.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 103 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/probate-code/prob-sect-103/
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