Military and Veterans Code section 1035.1

(a)

(1)A will executed by a member who was a member of a home at the time of death, whether executed prior or subsequent to January 1, 1984, which purports to leave any part of the member’s estate to an officer or employee of a home, unless that officer or employee would be eligible to take by intestate succession under the probate laws of this state, is void as to that provision.

(2)

This subdivision shall apply only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.

(b)

(1)A will heretofore or hereafter executed by a member, whether executed before or after admission to a home, shall not be valid as to any provision therein contained which purports to dispose, either directly or indirectly, of moneys or personal property to other than the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother of the member. This section does not apply to any veteran, spouse, or domestic partner who is not a member of a home at the time of death.

(2)

This subdivision shall apply only to veterans, spouses, or domestic partners who became members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.

Source: Section 1035.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=1035.­1.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2017; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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