2009 California Probate Code - Section 7000-7001 :: Chapter 1. Passage Of Decedent's Property

7000.  Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent's property
passes on the decedent's death to the person to whom it is devised in
the decedent's last will or, in the absence of such a devise, to the
decedent's heirs as prescribed in the laws governing intestate
succession.

7001.  The decedent's property is subject to administration under
this code, except as otherwise provided by law, and is subject to the
rights of beneficiaries, creditors, and other persons as provided by
law.