Legal Opinion

Miramontes v. Preciado

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 13, 2004No. D042212PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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McCONNELL, P. J.

In Estate of Wilson (1986) 183 Cal.App.3d 67, 68-69 [227 Cal.Rptr. 794], the court held that a surviving spouse who did not consent to transfers of community property into bank accounts for third persons may enforce his or her community property interest on an asset-by-asset basis, even though he or she is already receiving more than one-half of the total community property. In this case, we hold as a matter of first impression that in enacting Probate Code1 section 5021, the Legislature intended to codify, rather than nullify, the Estate of Wilson mle. Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Sjoberg v. HastorfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Sapp v. BarenfeldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  3. In Re Marriage of CornejoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Granberry v. Islay InvestmentsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Estate of MacDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Estate of Utan CA1/4California Court of Appeal · 2021
  4. Estate of Young CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. Lake Lindero Homeowners Assn., Inc. v. BaroneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2023

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