Wait...Is That Legal?
A Podcast about TV Shows and Movies and the legal issues they raise. Each episode looks at a legal topic presented in a Movie or TV Show and analyzes it based on the real laws where the episode or movie is set.
Wait...Is That Legal?
Estate of Father v. Evil Stepmother
Re: A Cinderella Story (2004), Another Cinderella Story (2008), Not Cinderella’s Type (2018)/Inheritance and Child Abuse
What rights does a child have when a remarried parent dies? What rights does a stepparent have to the portion of the estate that belongs to a minor child? What is child abuse?
Sources:
California Probate Code, Division 2. General Provisions, Secs. 100-147.
California Probate Code, Division 6. Wills, Secs. 6100-6132; Part 2. Intestate Succession, Secs. 6400-6402.5, 6454,
California Probate Code, Division 7. Administration of Estates of Decedents, Sec. 8200.
California Probate Code, Division 4. Part 9. California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Secs. 3900-3925.
Wood v. Woods, 184 Cal. Rptr. 471, 133 Cal. App. 3d 954 (Cal. App. 1982).
“Child Abuse and Neglect in California Part I” Legislative Analyst’s Office, January 1996.
Written, Researched, and Recorded by Céleste Young, 2024.
Music: Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals
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