Legal Opinion
Estate of Leslie
California Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 1984No. L.A. 31858PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Is a surviving putative spouse entitled to succeed to a share of his or her decedent's separate property under the Probate Code?
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On April 22, 1972, William Garvin and Fay Reah Leslie were married in Tijuana, Mexico. The marriage was invalid because it was never recorded as required by Mexican law.1 However, Garvin believed…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Jessup Farms v. BaldwinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Beam v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Bambridge v. WestermanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Sanguinetti v. SanguinettiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Kruse v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- In Re Marriage of BuolCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. BakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- Stephens v. Coldwell Banker Commercial Group, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1988
- Hope v. California Youth AuthorityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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