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Division 9 - TRUST LAW
Division 9 - TRUST LAW
California Probate Code — §§ 15000-19530
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§ 15000-15004
Part 2 - CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS
§§ 15200-15414
Chapter 1 - Creation and Validity of Trusts
§§ 15200-15212
Chapter 2 - Restrictions on Voluntary and Involuntary Transfers
§§ 15300-15309
Chapter 3 - Modification and Termination of Trusts
§§ 15400-15414
Part 3 - TRUSTEES AND BENEFICIARIES
§§ 15600-15805
Chapter 1 - Trustees
§§ 15600-15688
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 15600-15604
Article 2 - Cotrustees
§§ 15620-15622
Article 3 - Resignation and Removal of Trustees
§§ 15640-15645
Article 4 - Appointment of Trustees
§§ 15660-15660.5
Article 5 - Compensation and Indemnification of Trustees
§§ 15680-15688
Chapter 2 - Beneficiaries
§§ 15800-15805
Part 4 - TRUST ADMINISTRATION
§§ 16000-16632
Chapter 1 - Duties of Trustees
§§ 16000-16110
Article 1 - Trustee’s Duties in General
§§ 16000-16015
Article 2 - Trustee’s Standard of Care
§§ 16040-16042
Article 2.5 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act
§§ 16045-16054
Article 3 - Trustee’s Duty to Report Information and Account to Beneficiaries
§§ 16060-16069
Article 4 - Duties With Regard to Discretionary Powers
§§ 16080-16082
Article 5 - Duties of Trustees of Private Foundations, Charitable Trusts, and Split-Interest Trusts
§§ 16100-16105
Article 6 - Notice to the Attorney General of Disposal of Charitable Assets
§§ 16110
Chapter 2 - Powers of Trustees
§§ 16200-16249
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 16200-16203
Article 2 - Specific Powers of Trustees
§§ 16220-16249
Chapter 3 - Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act
§§ 16320-16383
Article 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
§§ 16320-16323
Article 2 - Fiduciary Duties and Judicial Review
§§ 16325-16327
Article 3 - Unitrust
§§ 16330-16338
Article 4 - Allocation of Receipts
§§ 16340-16355
Article 5 - Allocation of Disbursements
§§ 16360-16367
Article 6 - Death of Individual or Termination of Income Interest
§§ 16370-16371
Article 7 - Apportionment at Beginning and End of Income Interest
§§ 16375-16377
Article 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§§ 16380-16383
Chapter 4 - Liability of Trustees to Beneficiaries
§§ 16400-16465
Article 1 - Liability for Breach of Trust
§§ 16400-16403
Article 2 - Remedies for Breach of Trust
§§ 16420-16421
Article 3 - Measure of Liability for Breach of Trust
§§ 16440-16442
Article 4 - Limitations and Exculpation
§§ 16460-16465
Chapter 5 - Notice of Proposed Action by Trustee
§§ 16500-16504
Chapter 6 - California Uniform Directed Trust Act
§§ 16600-16632
Part 5 - JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING TRUSTS
§§ 17000-17457
Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue
§§ 17000-17006
Chapter 2 - Notice
§§ 17100-17105
Chapter 3 - Proceedings Concerning Trusts
§§ 17200-17211
Chapter 4 - Testamentary Trusts Subject to Continuing Court Jurisdiction
§§ 17300-17354
Article 1 - Administration of Testamentary Trusts Subject to Continuing Court Jurisdiction
§§ 17300-17304
Article 2 - Removal of Trusts From Continuing Court Jurisdiction
§§ 17350-17354
Chapter 5 - Transfer of Trust to Another Jurisdiction
§§ 17400-17405
Chapter 6 - Transfer of Trust From Another Jurisdiction
§§ 17450-17457
Part 6 - RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS
§§ 18000-18201
Chapter 1 - Liability of Trustee to Third Persons
§§ 18000-18005
Chapter 2 - Protection of Third Persons
§§ 18100-18108
Chapter 3 - Rights of Creditors of Settlor
§§ 18200-18201
Part 7 - UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT
§§ 18501-18510
Part 8 - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, DEBTS, AND EXPENSES FROM REVOCABLE TRUST OF DECEASED SETTLOR
§§ 19000-19403
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§§ 19000-19012
Chapter 2 - Petition for Approval and Settlement of Claims Against Deceased Settlor
§§ 19020-19030
Chapter 3 - Publication of Notice
§§ 19040-19041
Chapter 4 - Actual Notice to Creditors
§§ 19050-19054
Chapter 5 - Time for Filing Claims
§§ 19100-19104
Chapter 6 - Filing of Claims
§§ 19150-19154
Chapter 7 - Claims by Public Entities
§§ 19200-19205
Chapter 8 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims
§§ 19250-19255
Chapter 9 - Claims Established by Judgment
§§ 19300-19304
Chapter 10 - Allocation of Debts Between Trust and Surviving Spouse
§§ 19320-19326
Chapter 11 - Liability of Settlor’s Surviving Spouse
§§ 19330
Chapter 12 - Distributee Liability
§§ 19400-19403
Part 9 - Uniform Trust Decanting Act
§§ 19501-19530