For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Transferee” means a person designated as a successor of the decedent in a certified copy of an affidavit issued under Section 13202.

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 13202.5

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity. See California Probate Code 56
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62
  • Transferee: means the beneficiary, donee, or other recipient of an interest transferred by an instrument. See California Probate Code 81.5

(b) “Transferred property” means property transferred to a transferee pursuant to a certified copy of an affidavit issued under Section 13202.

(c) “Unsecured debts” includes, but is not limited to, a decedent’s funeral expenses, expenses of a decedent’s last illness, and wage claims.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 29, Sec. 14. (AB 1716) Effective January 1, 2023.)