“Beneficiary” means a person named in a revocable transfer on death deed as transferee of the property. A natural person, trust, or legal entity may be named as a beneficiary.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 4. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 5608

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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
  • Trust: includes the following:

    California Probate Code 82

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