Slayer determination β€” Conviction β€” Preponderance of evidence.

(1) A final judgment of conviction for the willful and unlawful killing of the decedent is conclusive for purposes of determining whether a person is a slayer under this section.

(2) In the absence of a criminal conviction, a superior court finding by a preponderance of the evidence that a person participated in the willful and unlawful killing of the decedent is conclusive for purposes of determining whether a person is a slayer under this section.

[2009 c 525 Β§ 14.]