California Probate Code
§ 6522
PROB § 6522Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)The probate homestead shall be selected out of the following property, giving first preference to the community and quasi-community property of, or property owned in common by, the decedent and the person entitled to have the homestead set apart:
(1)If the homestead is set apart for the use of the surviving spouse or for the use of the surviving spouse and minor children, out of community property or quasi-community property.
(2)If the homestead is set apart for the use of the surviving spouse or for the use of the minor children or for the use of the surviving spouse and minor children, out of property owned in common by the decedent and the persons entitled to have the homestead set apart, or out of the separate property of the decedent or, if the decedent was not married at the time of death, out of property owned by the decedent.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 710, Sec. 17. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 48 of Ch. 710.