Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

If the bank account is payable on death to you or a joint account with you, it doesn't go thru probate and it is yours upon proof of the owner's death. If it is not a joint or payable on death bank account it has to go thru probate and you can't get it until either probate closes or there is a court order for a partial distribution of assets that include this account.