California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6208

Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.
(a)If a California statutory will states that a person shall perform an act, the person is required to perform that act.
(b)If a California statutory will states that a person may do an act, the person’s decision to do or not to do the act shall be made in the exercise of the person’s fiduciary powers.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 6208 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-6-wills-and-intestate-succession/part-1-wills/chapter-6-california-statutory-will/article-1-definitions-and-rules-of-construction/section-6208

Other sections in Article 1 - Definitions and Rules of Construction

§ 6200§ 6201§ 6203§ 6204§ 6205§ 6206§ 6207§ 6208§ 6209§ 6210§ 6211

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