Section 254 Of Part 7. Effect Of Homicide Or Abuse Of An Elder Or Dependent Adult From California Probate Code >> Division 2. >> Part 7.
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. (a) A final judgment of conviction of felonious and
intentional killing is conclusive for purposes of this part.
(b) In the absence of a final judgment of conviction of felonious
and intentional killing, the court may determine by a preponderance
of evidence whether the killing was felonious and intentional for
purposes of this part. The burden of proof is on the party seeking to
establish that the killing was felonious and intentional for the
purposes of this part.