§ 24

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

“Beneficiary” means a person to whom a donative transfer of property is made or that person’s successor in interest, and:

(a)As it relates to the intestate estate of a decedent, means an heir.
(b)As it relates to the testate estate of a decedent, means a devisee.
(c)As it relates to a trust, means a person who has any present or future interest, vested or contingent.
(d)As it relates to a charitable trust, includes any person entitled to enforce the trust.

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