California Slayer Statute – You Can’t Profit From The Will If You Kill!
The California Probate Code has a statute that punishes those who commit a felonious killing of another human being. This is known as the California Slayer Statute. When the killing of another is considered a felonious act, the person who commits the felonious murder of another cannot profit from the victim’s estate.However, if you kill somebody in self-defense or commit justifiable homicide, this would not be considered a felonious killing and the person would be entitled to any gifts left to them under the victim’s [...]