Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

I depends on how you own the house.. If you own it as an individual, the house would go through probate and pass to your closest living relatives (i.e., children, parents, and on and on). Ultimately the court would look at who is closest in relation and give it to that person or persons.

If you own it with someone else, you will have to look at how title is held to determine the issue.

Utimately, however, having a will or trust can ensure that the house would pass to whomever you wanted it to pass to.

Depends on how you hold title and what relatives you have (spouse and children are first in line.)

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=prob&group=06001-07000&file=6400-6414

The answer depends on how you own title and what, if any, relatives you leave behind.

If you have neither spouse nor any kin , the state.