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CA Prob Code § 76 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 76.

76.  A “subscribing witness” to a will means a witness who signs the will as provided in Section 6110.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 78 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 78.

78.  “Surviving spouse” does not include any of the following:(a) A person whose marriage to, or registered domestic partnership with, the decedent has been dissolved or annulled, unless, by virtue of a subsequent marriage or registered domestic partnership, the person is married to, or in a registered domestic partnership with, the decedent at the time of death.(b) A person who obtains or consents to a final decree or judgment of dissolution of marriage or termination of registered domestic partnership from the decedent or a final decree or judgment of annulment of their marriage or termination of registered domestic partnership, which decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless they (1) subsequently participate in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each to the other or (2) subsequently live together as spouses.(c) A person who, following a decree or judgment of dissolution or annulment of marriage or registered domestic partnership obtained by the decedent, participates in a marriage ceremony with a third person.(d) A person who was a party to a valid proceeding concluded by an order purporting to terminate all marital or registered domestic partnership property rights.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 78. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 80.

80.  “Totten trust account” means an account in the name of one or more parties as trustee for one or more beneficiaries where the relationship is established by the form of the account and the deposit agreement with the financial institution and there is no subject of the trust other than the sums on deposit in the account. In a Totten trust account, it is not essential that payment to the beneficiary be mentioned in the deposit agreement. A Totten trust account does not include (1) a regular trust account under a testamentary trust or a trust agreement which has significance apart from the account or (2) a fiduciary account arising from a fiduciary relation such as attorney-client.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 81 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 81.

81.  “Transferor” means the testator, settlor, grantor, owner, or other person who executes an instrument.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 81.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 81.5.

81.5.  “Transferee” means the beneficiary, donee, or other recipient of an interest transferred by an instrument.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 806, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 82 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 82.

82.  (a) “Trust” includes the following:(1) An express trust, private or charitable, with additions thereto, wherever and however created.(2) A trust created or determined by a judgment or decree under which the trust is to be administered in the manner of an express trust.(b) “Trust” excludes the following:(1) Constructive trusts, other than those described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), and resulting trusts.(2) Guardianships and conservatorships.(3) Personal representatives.(4) Totten trust accounts.(5) Custodial arrangements pursuant to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of any state.(6) Business trusts that are taxed as partnerships or corporations.(7) Investment trusts subject to regulation under the laws of this state or any other jurisdiction.(8) Common trust funds.(9) Voting trusts.(10) Security arrangements.(11) Transfers in trust for purpose of suit or enforcement of a claim or right.(12) Liquidation trusts.(13) Trusts for the primary purpose of paying debts, dividends, interest, salaries, wages, profits, pensions, or employee benefits of any kind.(14) Any arrangement under which a person is nominee or escrowee for another.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 83 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 83.

83.  “Trust company” means an entity that has qualified to engage in and conduct a trust business in this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 84 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 84.

84.  “Trustee” includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 86 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 86.

86.  “Undue influence” has the same meaning as defined in Section 15610.70 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section supplement the common law meaning of undue influence without superseding or interfering with the operation of that law.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 668, Sec. 1. (AB 140) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Prob Code § 88 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 88.

88.  “Will” includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 100.

100.  (a) Upon the death of a person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, one-half of the community property belongs to the surviving spouse and the other one-half belongs to the decedent.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), spouses may agree in writing to divide their community property on the basis of a non pro rata division of the aggregate value of the community property or on the basis of a division of each individual item or asset of community property, or partly on each basis. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require this written agreement in order to permit or recognize a non pro rata division of community property.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 79. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 101.

101.  (a) Upon the death of a person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, and is domiciled in this state, one-half of the decedent’s quasi-community property belongs to the surviving spouse and the other one-half belongs to the decedent.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), spouses may agree in writing to divide their quasi-community property on the basis of a non pro rata division of the aggregate value of the quasi-community property, or on the basis of a division of each individual item or asset of quasi-community property, or partly on each basis. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require this written agreement in order to permit or recognize a non pro rata division of quasi-community property.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 80. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 102.

102.  (a) The decedent’s surviving spouse may require the transferee of property in which the surviving spouse had an expectancy under Section 101 at the time of the transfer to restore to the decedent’s estate one-half of the property if the transferee retains the property or, if not, one-half of its proceeds or, if none, one-half of its value at the time of transfer, if all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) The decedent died domiciled in this state.(2) The decedent made a transfer of the property to a person other than the surviving spouse without receiving in exchange a consideration of substantial value and without the written consent or joinder of the surviving spouse.(3) The transfer is any of the following types:(A) A transfer under which the decedent retained at the time of death the possession or enjoyment of, or the right to income from, the property.(B) A transfer to the extent that the decedent retained at the time of death a power, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, to revoke or to consume, invade, or dispose of the principal for the decedent’s own benefit.(C) A transfer whereby property is held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent and another with right of survivorship.(b) Nothing in this section requires a transferee to restore to the decedent’s estate any life insurance, accident insurance, joint annuity, or pension payable to a person other than the surviving spouse.(c) All property restored to the decedent’s estate under this section belongs to the surviving spouse pursuant to Section 101 as though the transfer had not been made.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 103.

103.  Except as provided by Section 224, if spouses die leaving community or quasi-community property and it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that one spouse survived the other:(a) One-half of the community property and one-half of the quasi-community property shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, as if one spouse had survived and as if that one-half belonged to that spouse.(b) The other one-half of the community property and the other one-half of the quasi-community property shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, as if the other spouse had survived and as if that one-half belonged to that spouse.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 81. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 104.

104.  Notwithstanding Section 100, community property held in a revocable trust described in Section 761 of the Family Code is governed by the provisions, if any, in the trust for disposition in the event of death.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.)
CA Prob Code § 104.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 104.5.

104.5.  Transfer of community and quasi-community property to a revocable trust shall be presumed to be an agreement, pursuant to Sections 100 and 101, that those assets retain their character in the aggregate for purposes of any division provided by the trust. This section shall apply to all transfers prior to, on, or after January 1, 2000.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 263, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Prob Code § 105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - EFFECT OF DEATH OF MARRIED PERSON ON COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY|Section 105.

105.  This part does not apply where the decedent died before January 1, 1985, and the law applicable prior to January 1, 1985, continues to apply where the decedent died before January 1, 1985.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - SURVIVING SPOUSE'S RIGHT IN CALIFORNIA REAL PROPERTY OF NONDOMICILIARY DECEDENT|Section 120.

120.  If a married person dies not domiciled in this state and leaves a valid will disposing of real property in this state which is not the community property of the decedent and the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse has the same right to elect to take a portion of or interest in such property against the will of the decedent as though the property were located in the decedent’s domicile at death.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 250.

250.  (a) A person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to any of the following:(1) Any property, interest, or benefit under a will of the decedent, or a trust created by or for the benefit of the decedent or in which the decedent has an interest, including any general or special power of appointment conferred by the will or trust on the killer and any nomination of the killer as executor, trustee, guardian, or conservator or custodian made by the will or trust.(2) Any property of the decedent by intestate succession.(3) Any of the decedent’s quasi-community property the killer would otherwise acquire under Section 101 or 102 upon the death of the decedent.(4) Any property of the decedent under Division 5 (commencing with Section 5000).(5) Any property of the decedent under Part 3 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 6.(b) In the cases covered by subdivision (a):(1) The property interest or benefit referred to in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent and Section 21110 does not apply.(2) Any property interest or benefit referred to in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) which passes under a power of appointment and by reason of the death of the decedent passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent, and Section 673 does not apply.(3) Any nomination in a will or trust of the killer as executor, trustee, guardian, conservator, or custodian which becomes effective as a result of the death of the decedent shall be interpreted as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 4. (AB 139) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Prob Code § 251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 251.

251.  A joint tenant who feloniously and intentionally kills another joint tenant thereby effects a severance of the interest of the decedent so that the share of the decedent passes as the decedent’s property and the killer has no rights by survivorship. This section applies to joint tenancies in real and personal property, joint and multiple-party accounts in financial institutions, and any other form of coownership with survivorship incidents.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 252.

252.  A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who feloniously and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is not entitled to any benefit under the bond, policy, or other contractual arrangement, and it becomes payable as though the killer had predeceased the decedent.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 253.

253.  In any case not described in Section 250, 251, or 252 in which one person feloniously and intentionally kills another, any acquisition of property, interest, or benefit by the killer as a result of the killing of the decedent shall be treated in accordance with the principles of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 254.

254.  (a) A final judgment of conviction of felonious and intentional killing is conclusive for purposes of this part.(b) In the absence of a final judgment of conviction of felonious and intentional killing, the court may determine by a preponderance of evidence whether the killing was felonious and intentional for purposes of this part. The burden of proof is on the party seeking to establish that the killing was felonious and intentional for the purposes of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 255.

255.  This part does not affect the rights of any person who, before rights under this part have been adjudicated, purchases from the killer for value and without notice property which the killer would have acquired except for this part, but the killer is liable for the amount of the proceeds or the value of the property.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 256.

256.  An insurance company, financial institution, or other obligor making payment according to the terms of its policy or obligation is not liable by reason of this part, unless prior to payment it has received at its home office or principal address written notice of a claim under this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 257.

257.  This part does not apply where the decedent was killed before January 1, 1985; and the law applicable prior to January 1, 1985, continues to apply where the decedent was killed before January 1, 1985.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 258.

258.  A person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent or to benefit from the action brought by the decedent’s personal representative. The persons who may bring an action for wrongful death of the decedent and to benefit from the action are determined as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 29.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Prob Code § 259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 7 - EFFECT OF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT|Section 259.

259.  (a) Any person shall be deemed to have predeceased a decedent to the extent provided in subdivision (c) where all of the following apply:(1) It has been proven by clear and convincing evidence that the person is liable for physical abuse, neglect, or financial abuse of the decedent, who was an elder or dependent adult.(2) The person is found to have acted in bad faith.(3) The person has been found to have been reckless, oppressive, fraudulent, or malicious in the commission of any of these acts upon the decedent.(4) The decedent, at the time those acts occurred and thereafter until the time of his or her death, has been found to have been substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or to resist fraud or undue influence.(b) Any person shall be deemed to have predeceased a decedent to the extent provided in subdivision (c) if that person has been convicted of a violation of Section 236 of the Penal Code or any offense described in Section 368 of the Penal Code.(c) Any person found liable under subdivision (a) or convicted under subdivision (b) shall not (1) receive any property, damages, or costs that are awarded to the decedent’s estate in an action described in subdivision (a) or (b), whether that person’s entitlement is under a will, a trust, or the laws of intestacy; or (2) serve as a fiduciary as defined in Section 39, if the instrument nominating or appointing that person was executed during the period when the decedent was substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence. This section shall not apply to a decedent who, at any time following the act or acts described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or the act or acts described in subdivision (b), was substantially able to manage his or her financial resources and to resist fraud or undue influence within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 1801 of the Probate Code and subdivision (b) of Section 39 of the Civil Code.(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Physical abuse” as defined in Section 15610.63 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(2) “Neglect” as defined in Section 15610.57 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(3) “False imprisonment” as defined in Section 368 of the Penal Code.(4) “Financial abuse” as defined in Section 15610.30 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the severance and transfer of an action or proceeding to a separate civil action pursuant to Section 801.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 308, Sec. 9. (SB 647) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 9 - TRUST COMPANY AS FIDUCIARY|Section 300.

300.  A trust company may be appointed to act as a personal representative, guardian or conservator of an estate, or trustee, in the same manner as an individual. A trust company may not be appointed guardian or conservator of the person of a ward or conservatee.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 9 - TRUST COMPANY AS FIDUCIARY|Section 301.

301.  (a) A trust company appointed to act as a personal representative, or guardian or conservator of an estate, may not be required to give a bond.(b) The liability of a trust company and the manner of its making of oaths and affidavits are governed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 1540) of Chapter 12 of Division 1 of, and Section 1587 of, the Financial Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)