California · Probate Code
PROB §3055: (a) If consent is given under this article that community property be included in the conservatorship estate of a spouse, the death of either spouse terminates the consent.
What this law says, in plain English
If spouses consent to including community property in a conservatorship estate, that consent automatically ends when either spouse dies.
Read the full statutory text
(a) If consent is given under this article that community property be included in the conservatorship estate of a spouse, the death of either spouse terminates the consent. (b) If a spouse consents under this article that community property be included in the conservatorship estate of the other spouse: (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the subsequent lack of legal capacity of the spouse giving the consent has no effect on the inclusion of the property in the conservatorship estate of the other spouse. (2) The appointment of a conservator for the spouse giving the consent terminates the consent.
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