Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 106, Sec. 1. (SB 1041) Effective January 1, 2011.
(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), evidence of any of the following statements made by a declarant who is unavailable as a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule:
(1)That the declarant has or has not made a will or established or amended a revocable trust.
(2)That the declarant has or has not revoked his or her will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.
(3)That identifies the declarant’s will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.
(b)Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances
that indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
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