Estate of Cruz

Opinion

BLEASE, J.

The superior court found appellant Lani Castro Cruz (Cruz) was the sole known heir for and entitled to possession of the whole of an estate which had escheated to the state. In this appeal Cruz challenges the portion of the court’s order prohibiting immediate distribution of the estate. She asserts she is entitled to immediate distribution and the state agrees. We also find delaying the distribution was improper.

A public administrator of the estate at issue had asked that the court distribute it to the state when no heirs claimed it. (Prob. Code, §§ 1144, 1027.) 1 Cruz filed…