Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 6510. Section 6510.
Upon the filing of the inventory or at any subsequent time during the administration of the estate, the court in its discretion may on petition therefor set apart all or any part of the property of the decedent exempt from enforcement of a money judgment, other than the family dwelling, to any one or more of the following:
(a)
The surviving spouse.
(b)
The minor children of the decedent.