Section 13151 Of Chapter 4. Court Order Determining Succession To Property From California Probate Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
13151
. Exclusive of the property described in Section 13050, if a
decedent dies leaving real property in this state and the gross value
of the decedent's real and personal property in this state does not
exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) and 40 days have
elapsed since the death of the decedent, the successor of the
decedent to an interest in a particular item of property that is real
property, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting
the probate of the will, may file a petition in the superior court of
the county in which the estate of the decedent may be administered
requesting a court order determining that the petitioner has
succeeded to that real property. A petition under this chapter may
include an additional request that the court make an order
determining that the petitioner has succeeded to personal property
described in the petition.