Health and Safety Code section 8626

Upon the death of a joint tenant, the title to the plot held in joint tenancy immediately vests in the survivors, subject to the vested right of interment of the remains of the deceased joint tenant.

Source: Section 8626, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=8626. (updated Jan. 1, 1939; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_8626

Original Source: Section 8626, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=8626. (last accessed May 12, 2025).