Matter of the Estate of Ramon Romero

Citations

• 75 Cal. 379
• 17 P. 434
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 554

Syllabus

<p>Estate of Decedent—Homestead—Minors not Children of Decedent. — A homestead cannot be set apart from the estate of a decedent to minor children who are not the children of the decedent either in fact or by adoption.</p> <p>Id.—Children Born during Coverture—Presumption of Legitimacy. — Children born to a married woman during her coverture are presumed to be legitimate, and to be the issue of their mother’s husband.</p> <p>Id. — Presumption of Adoption. — There is no presumption that minor children living with a man who is not their father have been adopted by him.</p>