Section 13050 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
13050
. (a) For the purposes of this part:
(1) Any property or interest or lien thereon which, at the time of
the decedent's death, was held by the decedent as a joint tenant, or
in which the decedent had a life or other interest terminable upon
the decedent's death, or which was held by the decedent and passed to
the decedent's surviving spouse pursuant to Section 13500, shall be
excluded in determining the property or estate of the decedent or its
value. This excluded property shall include, but not be limited to,
property in a trust revocable by the decedent during his or her
lifetime.
(2) A multiple-party account to which the decedent was a party at
the time of the decedent's death shall be excluded in determining the
property or estate of the decedent or its value, whether or not all
or a portion of the sums on deposit are community property, to the
extent that the sums on deposit belong after the death of the
decedent to a surviving party, P.O.D. payee, or beneficiary. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the terms "multiple-party account,"
"party," "P.O.D. payee," and "beneficiary" are defined in Article 2
(commencing with Section 5120) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 5.
(b) For the purposes of this part, all of the following property
shall be excluded in determining the property or estate of the
decedent or its value:
(1) Any vehicle registered under Division 3 (commencing with
Section 4000) of the Vehicle Code or titled under Division 16.5
(commencing with Section 38000) of the Vehicle Code.
(2) Any vessel numbered under Division 3.5 (commencing with
Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code.
(3) Any manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck
camper, or floating home registered under Part 2 (commencing with
Section 18000) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) For the purposes of this part, the value of the following
property shall be excluded in determining the value of the decedent's
property in this state:
(1) Any amounts due to the decedent for services in the Armed
Forces of the United States.
(2) The amount, not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000),
of salary or other compensation, including compensation for unused
vacation, owing to the decedent for personal services from any
employment.