Section 13006 Of Chapter 1. Definitions From California Probate Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
13006
. "Successor of the decedent" means:
(a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or
all of the beneficiaries who succeeded to a particular item of
property of the decedent under the decedent's will. For the purposes
of this part, a trust is a beneficiary under the decedent's will if
the trust succeeds to the particular item of property under the
decedent's will.
(b) If the decedent died without a will, the sole person or all of
the persons who succeeded to the particular item of property of the
decedent under Sections 6401 and 6402 or, if the law of a sister
state or foreign nation governs succession to the particular item of
property, under the law of the sister state or foreign nation.