California Code
Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 11 - CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS, TRUSTS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

PART 1 - RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF INSTRUMENTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 21101. - 21101. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, this part...

Section 21102. - 21102. (a) The intention of the transferor as expressed in...

Section 21103. - 21103. The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in...

Section 21104. - 21104. As used in this part, “at-death transfer” means a...

Section 21105. - 21105. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 641 and 642,...

Section 21107. - 21107. If an instrument directs the conversion of real property...

Section 21108. - 21108. The law of this state does not include (a)...

Section 21109. - 21109. (a) A transferee who fails to survive the transferor...

Section 21110. - 21110. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a transferee is...

Section 21111. - 21111. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and subject...

Section 21112. - 21112. A condition in a transfer of a present or...

Section 21114. - 21114. (a) If a statute or an instrument provides for...

Section 21115. - 21115. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), halfbloods, adopted...

Section 21117. - 21117. At-death transfers are classified as follows: (a) A specific...

Section 21118. - 21118. (a) If an instrument authorizes a fiduciary to satisfy...

CHAPTER 2 - Ascertaining Meaning of Language Used in the Instrument

Section 21120. - 21120. The words of an instrument are to receive an...

Section 21121. - 21121. All parts of an instrument are to be construed...

Section 21122. - 21122. The words of an instrument are to be given...

CHAPTER 3 - Exoneration; Ademption

Section 21131. - 21131. A specific gift passes the property transferred subject to...

Section 21132. - 21132. (a) If a transferor executes an instrument that makes...

Section 21133. - 21133. A recipient of an at-death transfer of a specific...

Section 21134. - 21134. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if,...

Section 21135. - 21135. (a) Property given by a transferor during his or...

Section 21139. - 21139. The rules stated in Sections 21133 to 21135, inclusive,...

CHAPTER 4 - Effective Dates

Section 21140. - 21140. This part applies to all instruments, regardless of when...

PART 2 - PERPETUITIES

CHAPTER 1 - Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 21200. - 21200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 21201. - 21201. This chapter supersedes the common law rule against perpetuities....

Section 21202. - 21202. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this part...

ARTICLE 2 - Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities

Section 21205. - 21205. A nonvested property interest is invalid unless one of...

Section 21206. - 21206. A general power of appointment not presently exercisable because...

Section 21207. - 21207. A nongeneral power of appointment or a general testamentary...

Section 21208. - 21208. In determining whether a nonvested property interest or a...

Section 21209. - 21209. (a) If, in measuring a period from the creation...

ARTICLE 3 - Time of Creation of Interest

Section 21210. - 21210. Except as provided in Sections 21211 and 21212, the...

Section 21211. - 21211. For purposes of this chapter: (a) If there is...

Section 21212. - 21212. For purposes of this chapter, a nonvested property interest...

ARTICLE 4 - Reformation

Section 21220. - 21220. On petition of an interested person, a court shall...

ARTICLE 5 - Exclusions from Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities

Section 21225. - 21225. Article 2 (commencing with Section 21205) does not apply...

CHAPTER 2 - Related Provisions

Section 21230. - 21230. The lives of individuals selected to govern the time...

Section 21231. - 21231. In determining the validity of a nonvested property interest...

PART 3 - NO CONTEST CLAUSE

Section 21310. - 21310. As used in this part: (a) “Contest” means a...

Section 21311. - 21311. (a) A no contest clause shall only be enforced...

Section 21312. - 21312. In determining the intent of the transferor, a no...

Section 21313. - 21313. This part is not intended as a complete codification...

Section 21314. - 21314. This part applies notwithstanding a contrary provision in the...

Section 21315. - 21315. (a) This part applies to any instrument, whenever executed,...

PART 3.7 - Presumption of Fraud or Undue Influence

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 21360. - 21360. The definitions in this chapter govern the construction of...

Section 21362. - 21362. (a) “Care custodian” means a person who provides health...

Section 21364. - 21364. “Cohabitant” has the meaning provided in Section 13700 of...

Section 21366. - 21366. “Dependent adult” means a person who, at the time...

Section 21368. - 21368. “Domestic partner” has the meaning provided in Section 297...

Section 21370. - 21370. “Independent attorney” means an attorney who has no legal,...

Section 21374. - 21374. (a) A person who is “related by blood or...

CHAPTER 2 - Operation and Effect of Presumption

Section 21380. - 21380. (a) A provision of an instrument making a donative...

Section 21382. - 21382. Section 21380 does not apply to any of the...

Section 21384. - 21384. (a) A donative transfer is not subject to Section...

Section 21385. - 21385. (a) An at-death transfer, as defined in Section 21104,...

Section 21386. - 21386. If a donative transfer fails under this part, the...

Section 21388. - 21388. (a) A person is not liable for transferring property...

Section 21390. - 21390. This part applies notwithstanding a contrary provision in an...

Section 21392. - 21392. (a) This part shall apply to instruments that become...

PART 4 - ABATEMENT

Section 21400. - 21400. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, if the...

Section 21401. - 21401. Except as provided in Sections 21612 (omitted spouse) and...

Section 21402. - 21402. (a) Shares of beneficiaries abate in the following order:...

Section 21403. - 21403. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), shares of beneficiaries abate...

Section 21404. - 21404. If an instrument requires property that is the subject...

Section 21405. - 21405. (a) In any case in which there is abatement...

Section 21406. - 21406. (a) This part does not apply to a gift...

PART 5 - COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 21500. - 21500. As used in this part, “Internal Revenue Code” means...

Section 21501. - 21501. (a) This part applies to a distribution made on...

Section 21502. - 21502. (a) This part does not apply to an instrument...

Section 21503. - 21503. (a) If an instrument includes a formula intended to...

CHAPTER 2 - Marital Deduction Gifts

Section 21520. - 21520. As used in this chapter: (a) “Marital deduction” means...

Section 21521. - 21521. Sections 21524 and 21526 do not apply to a...

Section 21522. - 21522. If an instrument contains a marital deduction gift: (a)...

Section 21523. - 21523. (a) The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 was...

Section 21524. - 21524. If a marital deduction gift is made in trust,...

Section 21525. - 21525. (a) If an instrument that makes a marital deduction...

Section 21526. - 21526. A fiduciary is not liable for a good faith...

CHAPTER 3 - Charitable Gifts

Section 21540. - 21540. If an instrument indicates the transferor’s intention to comply...

Section 21541. - 21541. If an instrument indicates the transferor’s intention to comply...

PART 6 - FAMILY PROTECTION: OMITTED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 21600. - 21600. This part shall apply to property passing by will...

Section 21601. - 21601. (a) For purposes of this part, “decedent’s testamentary instruments”...

CHAPTER 2 - Omitted Spouses

Section 21610. - 21610. Except as provided in Section 21611, if a decedent...

Section 21611. - 21611. The spouse shall not receive a share of the...

Section 21612. - 21612. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in satisfying...

CHAPTER 3 - Omitted Children

Section 21620. - 21620. Except as provided in Section 21621, if a decedent...

Section 21621. - 21621. A child shall not receive a share of the...

Section 21622. - 21622. If, at the time of the execution of all...

Section 21623. - 21623. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in satisfying...

CHAPTER 4 - Applicability

Section 21630. - 21630. This part does not apply if the decedent died...

PART 7 - CONTRACTS REGARDING TESTAMENTARY OR INTESTATE SUCCESSION

Section 21700. - 21700. (a) A contract to make a will or devise...