California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 697

A future interest is not void merely because of the improbability of the contingency on which it is limited to take effect.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 697 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-2-property/part-1-property-in-general/title-2-ownership/chapter-2-modifications-of-ownership/article-1-interests-in-property/section-697

Other sections in Article 1 - Interests in Property

§ 678§ 679§ 680§ 681§ 682§ 682.1§ 683§ 683.1§ 683.2§ 684…§ 691§ 692§ 696§ 697§ 698§ 699§ 700§ 701§ 702§ 703

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