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proxy by aphrael (4.00 / 0) #14 Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 02:16:03 PM EST

It's really just being used as a proxy for the dead person's intent.

Precisely. It can create a bizarre case in court, though, when the stepchild can effectively argue "i hated her guts but i should inherit her estate".

If television is a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.
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What kid would argue that? by Horatio Hellpop (2.00 / 0) #19 Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 03:23:05 AM EST

It's Cali, and the Estate's there for the survivors, so of course Cali law will protect the interests of the kiddies. I'm certain the legislature had this effect in mind when they wrote the law. No surprise here.

"You can't really know something until you ruin it for everyone." -some guy who used to have an account here
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: huh? by aphrael (2.00 / 0) #22 Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 12:52:20 PM EST

The legislature had in mind the intent of the deceased, which is quite clear from the text of the law and the court cases interpreting it.

If television is a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up.
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