California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 3 — Of the Parties to Civil Actions, Chapter 4 — Effect of Death, Article 3 — Decedent’s Cause of Action, Section 377.35
On or after January 1, 1993, this article applies to the commencement of an action or proceeding the decedent was entitled to commence, and to the continuation of an action or proceeding commenced by the decedent, regardless of whether the decedent died before, on, or after January 1, 1993.
Notes
Establishes that, on or after January 1, 1993, the article applies to commencing an action the decedent could have brought and to continuing an action the decedent had begun, regardless of when the decedent died. The operative date turns on commencement or continuation, not the date of death.
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