Legal Opinion
Desmond v. Connell
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 5, 2000No. C030062PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOLKEY, J.
"Code of Civil Procedure section 1355[1] allows a potential heir five years from the state’s initial reception of an escheated estate to file a claim to recover the estate.” (Estate of Cruz (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 1416, 1418 [264 Cal.Rptr. 492].) Under section 1355, the potential heir makes a claim by filing a petition that includes a detailed family history of the decedent, or a statement of reasons why the petitioner is unable to do so.
In this case, the potential heir’s section 1355 petition contained neither the required, detailed family history nor a statement explaining…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Estate of McGuiganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000