Prob. Code, § 258 · Part 7. EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT
Prob. Code, § 258
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A person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent or to benefit from the action brought by the decedent’s personal representative. The persons who may bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent and to benefit from the action are determined as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 29.5. Effective January 1, 1993.
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- Official file
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