§ 221

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.
(a)This chapter does not apply in any case where Section 103, 6211, or 6403 applies.
(b)This chapter does not apply in the case of a trust, deed, or contract of insurance, or any other situation, where (1) provision is made dealing explicitly with simultaneous deaths or deaths in a common disaster or otherwise providing for distribution of property different from the provisions of this chapter or (2) provision is made requiring one person to survive another for a stated

period in order to take property or providing for a presumption as to survivorship that results in a distribution of property different from that provided by this chapter.

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