{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"696","citation":"Civ. Code, § 696","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. PROPERTY IN GENERAL [654. - 749.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OWNERSHIP [669. - 742.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Modifications of Ownership [678. - 726.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Interests in Property [678. - 703.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-1/title-2/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Two or more future interests may be created to take effect in the alternative, so that if the first in order fails to vest, the next in succession shall be substituted for it, and take effect accordingly.</p>","text":"Two or more future interests may be created to take effect in the alternative, so that if the first in order fails to vest, the next in succession shall be substituted for it, and take effect accordingly.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interests-in-property-696","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}