Allison Holker has filed a legal petition in California to claim her late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ share of their joint estate after he died without leaving a will. The filing seeks a formal court determination that would transfer the surviving spouse’s statutory half of the couple’s community and quasi‑community assets to Holker.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, a dancer and television personality, died by suicide on Dec. 13 at the age of 40. In the wake of his death, Holker submitted a Spousal Property Petition in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, initiating a process under state law that allows a surviving spouse to establish entitlement to the deceased spouse’s half of jointly owned property when the decedent has no will.
California law presumes a surviving spouse is entitled to their share of community property, but to effectuate transfers and clear title after someone dies intestate (without a will), the surviving spouse commonly files a petition asking the court to confirm which assets pass to them. Holker’s petition requests a “determination of property passing to the surviving spouse” and “confirmation of property belonging to the surviving spouse,” as set out in the court papers.
The petition lists specific categories of property that Holker asks the court to confirm as belonging to her as the surviving spouse, including community and quasi‑community property interests. Quasi‑community property generally refers to assets acquired during the marriage while the couple was domiciled outside California that would have been community property if acquired while living in California; such property can be treated as community property for distribution purposes when one spouse dies.
Among the assets named in the filing are business interests and financial accounts that Holker has asked the court to award to her as tWitch’s surviving spouse. The petition specifically identifies a half interest in Stephen Boss Productions and a Goldman Sachs investment account, in addition to requested royalties from entities listed in the filing, including Cast and Crew Production Services; Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.; GEP Talent Services, LLC; and SAG‑AFTRA.
The court documents also state that Holker is not seeking appointment as administrator of her husband’s estate. Instead, her petition is narrowly focused on confirming and obtaining the property that passes to a surviving spouse by operation of law. That distinction means she is pursuing recognition of her statutory share rather than taking on the formal responsibilities of estate administration through probate.
To support her claim as surviving spouse, the filing includes basic factual statements about the couple’s marriage and financial circumstances: the couple were married on Dec. 10, 2013; the papers describe a “nil” net worth in certain contexts; and the filing indicates that tWitch did not receive property from Allison by gift, joint tenancy, life insurance, or other beneficiary designations after their wedding date. The documents also note that tWitch lived in California throughout their marriage and that the couple had no written agreement specifying a different division of property.
Filing a Spousal Property Petition is a common step when a person dies intestate and the surviving spouse needs the court to recognize and transfer title to property that is presumed to belong to the surviving spouse. The petition helps clear legal title to assets such as bank and investment accounts, business interests, and royalties so the surviving spouse can access funds and manage ongoing income streams without unnecessary delay.
Holker’s filing asks the Los Angeles County Superior Court to issue an order confirming that the specified property is hers as the surviving spouse and to clarify any interests in unincorporated business names or partnerships that the deceased operated or managed at the time of death. The requested legal determination would allow her to take control of the assets identified in the petition and resolve ownership questions created by the absence of a will.
As this matter proceeds through the Superior Court, the petition and any subsequent orders will establish which assets transfer to Allison Holker under California law and whether additional probate steps are necessary to administer the remainder of Stephen Boss’ estate. The filing reflects the statutory process used in California to formalize a surviving spouse’s rights to community and quasi‑community property when a spouse dies intestate.