This part shall apply to property passing by will through a decedent‘s estate or by a trust, as defined in Section 82, that becomes irrevocable only on the death of the settlor.

(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 724, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Terms Used In California Probate Code 21600

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Estate: as used in this part shall include a decedent's probate estate and all property held in any revocable trust that becomes irrevocable on the death of the decedent. See California Probate Code 21601
  • 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
  • Trust: includes the following:

    California Probate Code 82

  • Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
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