California Court of Appeal

Estate of Heath, B201326

Probate court order appointing niece of the deceased as administrator is reversed where the appointed administrator did not "succeed" to a portion of the decedent's estate, as required by Probate Code section 8462(a), by virtue of her mother's assignment of a portion of her interest in the estate to niece. Succession occurs only by operation of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2008
• Published 08/27/2008

Judges

• ASHMAN-GERST, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Albert D. Kelly and David F. Skjeie, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Objector and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Petitioner and Respondent.