California Code
Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 5 - NONPROBATE TRANSFERS

PART 1 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFECT OF DEATH

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 5000. - 5000. (a) A provision for a nonprobate transfer on death...

Section 5002. - 5002. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a holder...

Section 5003. - 5003. (a) A holder of property under an instrument of...

CHAPTER 2 - Nonprobate Transfers of Community Property

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 5010. - 5010. As used in this chapter, “written consent” to a...

Section 5011. - 5011. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the rights...

Section 5012. - 5012. A provision of this chapter concerning rights between a...

Section 5013. - 5013. Nothing in this chapter limits the effect of a...

Section 5014. - 5014. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter...

Section 5015. - 5015. Nothing in this chapter limits the application of principles...

ARTICLE 2 - Consent to Nonprobate Transfer

Section 5020. - 5020. A provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property...

Section 5021. - 5021. (a) In a proceeding to set aside a nonprobate...

Section 5022. - 5022. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a spouse’s...

Section 5023. - 5023. (a) As used in this section “modification” means revocation...

ARTICLE 3 - Revocation of Consent

Section 5030. - 5030. (a) A spouse’s written consent to a provision for...

Section 5031. - 5031. (a) If a married person executes a provision for...

Section 5032. - 5032. On revocation of a spouse’s written consent to a...

CHAPTER 3 - Nonprobate Transfer to Former Spouse

Section 5040. - 5040. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a nonprobate...

Section 5042. - 5042. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a joint...

Section 5044. - 5044. (a) Nothing in this chapter affects the rights of...

Section 5046. - 5046. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the...

Section 5048. - 5048. (a) This chapter, formerly Part 4 (commencing with Section...

PART 2 - MULTIPLE-PARTY ACCOUNTS

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Definitions

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title

Section 5100. - 5100. This part may be cited as the California Multiple-Party...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 5120. - 5120. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 5122. - 5122. (a) “Account” means a contract of deposit of funds...

Section 5124. - 5124. “Agent” means a person who has a present right,...

Section 5126. - 5126. “Beneficiary” means a person named in a Totten trust...

Section 5128. - 5128. “Financial institution” includes: (a) A financial institution as defined...

Section 5130. - 5130. “Joint account” means an account payable on request to...

Section 5132. - 5132. A “multiple-party account” is any of the following types...

Section 5134. - 5134. (a) “Net contribution” of a party to an account...

Section 5136. - 5136. (a) “Party” means a person who, by the terms...

Section 5138. - 5138. “Payment” of sums on deposit includes all of the...

Section 5139. - 5139. “P.O.D.” means pay on death. (Enacted by Stats. 1990,...

Section 5140. - 5140. “P.O.D. account” means any of the following: (a) An...

Section 5142. - 5142. “P.O.D. payee” means a person designated on a P.O.D....

Section 5144. - 5144. “Proof of death” includes any of the following: (a)...

Section 5146. - 5146. Except to the extent the terms of the account...

Section 5148. - 5148. “Request” means a proper request for withdrawal, including a...

Section 5150. - 5150. “Sums on deposit” means both of the following: (a)...

Section 5152. - 5152. “Withdrawal” includes payment to a third person pursuant to...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

Section 5201. - 5201. (a) The provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section...

Section 5202. - 5202. Nothing in this part affects the law relating to...

Section 5203. - 5203. (a) Words in substantially the following form in a...

Section 5204. - 5204. (a) In addition to a power of attorney otherwise...

Section 5205. - 5205. This part applies to accounts in existence on July...

CHAPTER 3 - Ownership Between Parties and Their Creditors and Successors

Section 5301. - 5301. (a) An account belongs, during the lifetime of all...

Section 5302. - 5302. Subject to Section 5040: (a) Sums remaining on deposit...

Section 5303. - 5303. (a) The provisions of Section 5302 as to rights...

Section 5304. - 5304. Any transfers resulting from the application of Section 5302...

Section 5305. - 5305. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 5301 to 5303, inclusive, if parties...

Section 5306. - 5306. For the purposes of this chapter, if an account...

Section 5307. - 5307. For the purposes of this chapter, except to the...

CHAPTER 4 - Protection of Financial Institution

Section 5401. - 5401. (a) Financial institutions may enter into multiple-party accounts to...

Section 5402. - 5402. Any sums in a joint account may be paid,...

Section 5403. - 5403. Any P.O.D. account may be paid, on request and...

Section 5404. - 5404. Any Totten trust account may be paid, on request...

Section 5405. - 5405. (a) Payment made pursuant to Section 5401, 5402, 5403,...

Section 5406. - 5406. The provisions of this chapter that apply to the...

Section 5407. - 5407. If a financial institution is required or permitted to...

PART 3 - UNIFORM TOD SECURITY REGISTRATION ACT

Section 5500. - 5500. (a) This part shall be known as and may...

Section 5501. - 5501. For purposes of this part: (a) “Beneficiary form” means...

Section 5502. - 5502. Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole...

Section 5503. - 5503. A security may be registered in beneficiary form if...

Section 5504. - 5504. A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is...

Section 5505. - 5505. Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the...

Section 5506. - 5506. The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration...

Section 5507. - 5507. On death of a sole owner or the last...

Section 5508. - 5508. (a) A registering entity is not required to offer...

Section 5509. - 5509. (a) Any transfer on death resulting from a registration...

Section 5510. - 5510. (a) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in...

Section 5511. - 5511. Nothing in this part alters the community character of...

Section 5512. - 5512. This part applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary...

PART 4 - REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Provisions

Section 5600. - 5600. (a) This part applies to a revocable transfer on...

Section 5602. - 5602. This part does not preclude use of any other...

Section 5604. - 5604. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in...

Section 5605. - 5605. (a) The California Law Revision Commission shall study the...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 5606. - 5606. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 5608. - 5608. “Beneficiary” means a person named in a revocable transfer...

Section 5610. - 5610. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “real property”...

Section 5612. - 5612. “Recorded” has the meaning provided in Section 1170 of...

Section 5614. - 5614. (a) “Revocable transfer on death deed” means an instrument...

Section 5615. - 5615. “Subscribing witness” means a person who signs a revocable...

Section 5616. - 5616. “Transferor” means an owner of real property who makes...

Section 5618. - 5618. “Unsecured debts” includes, but is not limited to, a...

CHAPTER 2 - Execution and Revocation

ARTICLE 1 - Execution

Section 5620. - 5620. An owner of real property who has the capacity...

Section 5622. - 5622. The transferor shall identify the beneficiary by name in...

Section 5624. - 5624. A revocable transfer on death deed is not effective...

Section 5625. - 5625. (a) Any person generally competent to be a witness...

Section 5626. - 5626. (a) A revocable transfer on death deed is not...

Section 5628. - 5628. (a) If a revocable transfer on death deed is...

ARTICLE 2 - Revocation

Section 5630. - 5630. A transferor who has the capacity to contract may...

Section 5632. - 5632. (a) An instrument revoking a revocable transfer on death...

ARTICLE 3 - Statutory Forms

Section 5642. - 5642. A revocable transfer on death deed shall be substantially...

Section 5644. - 5644. A transferor may revoke a revocable transfer on death...

CHAPTER 3 - Effect

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 5650. - 5650. During the transferor’s life, execution and recordation of a...

Section 5652. - 5652. (a) A revocable transfer on death deed transfers all...

Section 5654. - 5654. (a) For the purpose of determination of eligibility for...

Section 5656. - 5656. For the purpose of application of the property taxation...

Section 5658. - 5658. A court in which the transferor’s estate is being...

Section 5659. - 5659. An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating...

ARTICLE 2 - Other Instruments and Forms of Tenure

Section 5660. - 5660. If a revocable transfer on death deed recorded on...

Section 5664. - 5664. If, at the time of the transferor’s death, title...

Section 5666. - 5666. (a) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5010) of Part...

Section 5668. - 5668. A revocable transfer on death deed of community property...

ARTICLE 3 - Creditors

Section 5670. - 5670. Notwithstanding any other statute governing priorities among creditors, a...

Section 5672. - 5672. Each beneficiary is personally liable to the extent provided...

Section 5674. - 5674. (a) A beneficiary is not liable under Section 5672...

Section 5677. - 5677. (a) If proceedings for the administration of the transferor’s...

Section 5678. - 5678. (a) If proceedings for the administration of the transferor’s...

CHAPTER 4 - Effectuation of Transfer

Section 5680. - 5680. (a) The beneficiary may establish the fact of the...

Section 5681. - 5681. (a) After the death of the transferor, the beneficiary...

Section 5682. - 5682. If all of the following conditions are satisfied, a...

CHAPTER 5 - Contest

Section 5690. - 5690. (a) (1) An action for the disqualification of a...

Section 5692. - 5692. (a) A contest proceeding pursuant to Section 5690 shall...

Section 5694. - 5694. If the court in a contest proceeding determines that...

Section 5696. - 5696. (a) Nothing in this chapter limits the application of...

Section 5698. - 5698. Nothing in this chapter limits the application of other...

PART 5 - GIFTS IN VIEW OF IMPENDING DEATH

Section 5700. - 5700. As used in this part, “gift” means a transfer...

Section 5701. - 5701. Except as provided in this part, a gift in...

Section 5702. - 5702. (a) A gift in view of impending death is...

Section 5703. - 5703. A gift made during the last illness of the...

Section 5704. - 5704. (a) A gift in view of impending death is...

Section 5705. - 5705. A gift in view of impending death is subject...