California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 21386

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 56, Sec. 3. (SB 153) Effective January 1, 2018.

If a donative transfer fails under this part, the instrument making the donative transfer shall operate as if the beneficiary had predeceased the transferor without spouse, domestic partner, or issue.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 21386 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-11-construction-of-wills-trusts-and-other-instruments/part-3-7-presumption-of-fraud-or-undue-influence/chapter-2-operation-and-effect-of-presumption/section-21386

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Operation and Effect of Presumption

§ 21380§ 21382§ 21384§ 21385§ 21386§ 21388§ 21390§ 21392

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