CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Death of a Spouse
......Probate/Inheritance Rights
.........Omitted/Pretermitted Spouse
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Omitted spouse's share of estate.

Exceptions to pretermitted spouse provisions.

Satisfaction of pretermitted spouse's share.

Under PC §11704(b)(1) "good cause" is the sole showing necessary for an executor to participate on one side of a probate litigation against an alleged omitted spouse; an additional showing of "necessity" is not required.

Domestic partnership agreement that waived inheritance rights remained a valid waiver after partners married.

Surviving spouse was pretermitted heir due to failure of will to clearly manifest intent on its face to specifically disinherit.