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CA Prob Code § 674 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Effect of Failure to Make Effective Appointment|Section 674.

674.  (a) Unless the creating instrument expressly provides otherwise, if a permissible appointee dies before the exercise of a special power of appointment, the powerholder has the power to appoint to the issue of the deceased permissible appointee, whether or not the issue was included within the description of the permissible appointees, if the deceased permissible appointee was alive at the time of the execution of the creating instrument or was born thereafter.(b) This section applies whether the special power of appointment is exercisable by inter vivos instrument, by will, or otherwise.(c) This section applies to a case where the power of appointment is exercised on or after July 1, 1982, but does not affect the validity of any exercise of a power of appointment made before July 1, 1982.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 20. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Effect of Failure to Make Effective Appointment|Section 675.

675.  If a powerholder exercises a power of appointment in a disposition that also disposes of property the powerholder owns, the owned property and the appointive property shall be allocated in the permissible manner in accordance with the terms of the creating instrument and that best carries out the powerholder’s intent.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 21. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Effect of Failure to Make Effective Appointment|Section 676.

676.  Unless the terms of the instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, if the powerholder makes a valid partial appointment to a taker in default of appointment, the taker in default of appointment may share fully in unappointed property.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 22. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Rights of Creditors|Section 680.

680.  The donor of a power of appointment cannot nullify or alter the rights given creditors of the powerholder by Sections 682, 683, and 684 by any language in the instrument creating the power.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 23. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Rights of Creditors|Section 681.

681.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), property covered by a special power of appointment is not subject to the claims of creditors of the powerholder or of the powerholder’s estate or to the expenses of the administration of the powerholder’s estate.(b) Property subject to a special power of appointment shall be subject to the claims of creditors of the powerholder or of the powerholder’s estate or the expenses of administration of the powerholder’s estate under either of the following circumstances:(1) To the extent that the powerholder owned the property and, reserving the special power, transferred the property in violation of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3439) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Civil Code).(2) If the initial gift in default of the exercise of the power is to the powerholder or the powerholder’s estate.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 24. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Rights of Creditors|Section 682.

682.  (a) To the extent that the property owned by the powerholder is inadequate to satisfy the claims of the powerholder’s creditors, property subject to a general power of appointment that is presently exercisable is subject to the claims to the same extent that it would be subject to the claims if the property were owned by the powerholder.(b) Upon the death of the powerholder, to the extent that the powerholder’s estate is inadequate to satisfy the claims of creditors of the estate and the expenses of administration of the estate, property subject to a general testamentary power of appointment or to a general power of appointment that was presently exercisable at the time of the powerholder’s death is subject to the claims and expenses to the same extent that it would be subject to the claims and expenses if the property had been owned by the powerholder.(c) This section applies whether or not the power of appointment has been exercised.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 25. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Rights of Creditors|Section 683.

683.  Property subject to a general power of appointment created by the donor in the donor’s favor, whether or not presently exercisable, is subject to the claims of the donor’s creditors or the donor’s estate and to the expenses of the administration of the donor’s estate, except to the extent the donor effectively irrevocably appointed the property subject to the general power of appointment in favor of a person other than the donor or the donor’s estate.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 26. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 684 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Rights of Creditors|Section 684.

684.  For the purposes of Sections 682 and 683, a person to whom the powerholder owes an obligation of support shall be considered a creditor of the powerholder to the extent that a legal obligation exists for the powerholder to provide the support.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 81, Sec. 27. (AB 2846) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Prob Code § 690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 7 - Rule Against Perpetuities|Section 690.

690.  The statutory rule against perpetuities provided by Part 2 (commencing with Section 21200) of Division 11 applies to powers of appointment governed by this part.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Prob Code § 695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 14 - POWERS OF APPOINTMENT|CHAPTER 8 - Revocability of Creation, Exercise, or Release of Power of Appointment|Section 695.

695.  (a) Unless the power to revoke is in the creating instrument or exists pursuant to Section 15400, the creation of a power of appointment is irrevocable.(b) Unless made expressly irrevocable by the creating instrument or the instrument of exercise, an exercise of a power of appointment is revocable if the power to revoke exists pursuant to Section 15400 or so long as the interest in the appointive property, whether present or future, has not been transferred or become distributable pursuant to the appointment.(c) Unless the power to revoke is reserved in the instrument releasing the power, a release of a power of appointment is irrevocable.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 30, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Prob Code § 700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 700.

700.  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 701.

701.  “Attorney” means an individual licensed to practice law in this state.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 702.

702.  “Deposit” means delivery of a document by a depositor to an attorney for safekeeping or authorization by a depositor for an attorney to retain a document for safekeeping.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 703.

703.  “Depositor” means a natural person who deposits the person’s document with an attorney.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 704.

704.  “Document” means any of the following:(a) A signed original will, declaration of trust, trust amendment, or other document modifying a will or trust.(b) A signed original power of attorney.(c) A signed original nomination of conservator.(d) Any other signed original instrument that the attorney and depositor agree in writing to make subject to this part.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 710.

710.  If a document is deposited with an attorney, the attorney, and a successor attorney that accepts transfer of the document, shall use ordinary care for preservation of the document on and after July 1, 1994, whether or not consideration is given, and shall hold the document in a safe, vault, safe deposit box, or other secure place where it will be reasonably protected against loss or destruction.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 711.

711.  If a document deposited with an attorney is lost or destroyed, the attorney shall give notice of the loss or destruction to the depositor by one of the following methods:(a) By delivering pursuant to Section 1215 the notice to the depositor’s last known address.(b) By the method most likely to give the depositor actual notice.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 9. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Prob Code § 712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 712.

712.  Notwithstanding failure of an attorney to satisfy the standard of care required by Section 710 or 716, the attorney is not liable for loss or destruction of the document if the depositor has actual notice of the loss or destruction and a reasonable opportunity to replace the document, and the attorney offers without charge either to assist the depositor in replacing the document, or to prepare a substantially similar document and assist in its execution.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 713.

713.  The acceptance by an attorney of a document for deposit imposes no duty on the attorney to do either of the following:(a) Inquire into the content, validity, invalidity, or completeness of the document, or the correctness of any information in the document.(b) Provide continuing legal services to the depositor or to any beneficiary under the document. This subdivision does not affect the duty, if any, of the drafter of the document to provide continuing legal services to any person.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 714.

714.  (a) If so provided in a written agreement signed by the depositor, an attorney may charge the depositor for compensation and expenses incurred in safekeeping or delivery of a document deposited with the attorney.(b) No lien arises for the benefit of an attorney on a document deposited with the attorney, whether before or after its transfer, even if provided by agreement.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 715.

715.  An attorney may give written notice to a depositor, and obtain written acknowledgment from the depositor, in the following form:NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTTo: _____ (Name of depositor) _____  _____ (Address) _____  _____ (City, state, and ZIP) _____  _____ (Electronic address) _____ I have accepted your will or other estate planning document for safekeeping. I must use ordinary care for preservation of the document.You must keep me advised of any change in your addresses shown above. If you do not and I cannot return this document to you when necessary, I will no longer be required to use ordinary care for preservation of the document, and I may transfer it to another attorney, or I may transfer it to the clerk of the superior court of the county of your last known domicile, and give notice of the transfer to the State Bar of California. _____ (Signature of attorney) _____  _____ (Address of attorney) _____  _____ (City, state, and ZIP) _____  _____ (Electronic address) _____ My addresses shown above are correct. I understand that I must keep you advised of any change in these addresses.Dated:  _____ (Signature of depositor) _____ (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 10. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Prob Code § 716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 15 - DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Liabilities of Attorney|Section 716.

716.  Notwithstanding Section 710, if an attorney has given written notice to the depositor, and has obtained written acknowledgment from the depositor, in substantially the form provided in Section 715, and the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 732 are satisfied, the attorney, and a successor attorney that accepts transfer of a document, shall use at least slight care for preservation of a document deposited with the attorney.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 1000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1000.

1000.  (a) Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code. All issues of fact joined in probate proceedings shall be tried in conformity with the rules of practice in civil actions.(b) For purposes of determining when a petitioner in a proceeding under this code may commence discovery as to nonparties, the time periods set forth in the Civil Discovery Act (Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure) shall apply, except that the time periods shall commence to run upon service of the petition and notice of hearing upon all parties entitled to notice. Nothing in this subdivision shall either alter when a respondent in such a proceeding may commence discovery or increase the extent to which nonparties may be subject to discovery.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 32, Sec. 3. (AB 308) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Prob Code § 1001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1001.

1001.  (a) The Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practice and procedure under this code. Unless disapproved by the Judicial Council, a court may provide by local rule for the practice and procedure under this code. Judicial Council and local court rules shall be consistent with the applicable statutes. (b) The Judicial Council may prescribe the form of the applications, notices, orders, and other documents required by this code. Any form prescribed by the Judicial Council is deemed to comply with this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1002.

1002.  Unless it is otherwise provided by this code or by rules adopted by the Judicial Council, either the superior court or the court on appeal may, in its discretion, order costs to be paid by any party to the proceedings, or out of the assets of the estate, as justice may require.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1003.

1003.  (a) The court may, on its own motion or on request of a personal representative, guardian, conservator, trustee, or other interested person, appoint a guardian ad litem at any stage of a proceeding under this code to represent the interest of any of the following persons, if the court determines that representation of the interest otherwise would be inadequate:(1) A minor.(2) An incapacitated person.(3) An unborn person.(4) An unascertained person.(5) A person whose identity or address is unknown.(6) A designated class of persons who are not ascertained or are not in being. (b) If not precluded by a conflict of interest, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests.(c) The reasonable expenses of the guardian ad litem, including compensation and attorney’s fees, shall be determined by the court and paid as the court orders, either out of the property of the estate involved or by the petitioner or from such other source as the court orders.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1003.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1003.5.

1003.5.  The public guardian shall not be appointed as a guardian ad litem pursuant to Section 1003 unless the court, after reasonable notice and inquiry, finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 472, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 1004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Rules of Practice|Section 1004.

1004.  If a proceeding under this code affects the title to or the right of possession of real property, notice of the pendency of the proceeding may be filed pursuant to Title 4.5 (commencing with Section 405) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 32, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Prob Code § 1020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Other Papers|Section 1020.

1020.  Except as provided in Section 1023, a petition, objection, response, report, or account filed pursuant to this code shall be in writing, signed by all of the petitioners, objectors, or respondents or by all of the persons making the report or account, and filed with the court clerk. Verification of a document shall constitute signature of that document, unless expressly provided to the contrary.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 871, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Prob Code § 1021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Other Papers|Section 1021.

1021.  (a) All of the following shall be verified:(1) A petition, report, or account filed pursuant to this code.(2) An objection or response filed pursuant to this code to a petition, report, or account.(b) Except as provided in Section 1023, the verification shall be made as follows:(1) A petition shall be verified by the petitioner or, if there are two or more parties joining in the petition, by any of them.(2) A report or account shall be verified by the person who has the duty to make the report or account or, if there are two or more persons having a duty to make the report or account, by any of them.(3) An objection or response shall be verified by the objector or respondent or, if there are two or more parties joining in the objection or response, by any of them.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 862, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Prob Code § 1022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Other Papers|Section 1022.

1022.  An affidavit or verified petition shall be received as evidence when offered in an uncontested proceeding under this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Petitions and Other Papers|Section 1023.

1023.  If a petitioner, objector, or respondent is absent from the county or for some other cause is unable to sign or verify a petition, objection, or response filed pursuant to this code, the person’s attorney may sign or verify the petition, objection, or response unless the person is a fiduciary appointed in the proceeding.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Hearings and Orders|Section 1040.

1040.  This chapter governs the hearing of all matters under this code, except where the statute that provides for the hearing of the matter prescribes a different procedure.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Hearings and Orders|Section 1041.

1041.  When a petition, report, account, or other matter that requires a hearing is filed with the court clerk, the clerk shall set the matter for hearing.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 1042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Hearings and Orders|Section 1042.

1042.  A hearing under this code shall be on notice unless the statute that provides for the hearing dispenses with notice.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)