Probate Code section 252

A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who feloniously and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is not entitled to any benefit under the bond, policy, or other contractual arrangement, and it becomes payable as though the killer had predeceased the decedent.

Source: Section 252, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=252. (accessed May 19, 2025).

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§ 252’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_252

Original Source: Section 252, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=252. (last accessed May 12, 2025).