{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"5659","citation":"Prob. Code, § 5659","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000. - 5705.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED [5600. - 5698.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Effect [5650. - 5678.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5/part-4/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5650. - 5659.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5/part-4/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 17.   (SB 315)   Effective January 1, 2022.   Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating a beneficiary does not invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed if the transferor’s intention can be determined by a court. The general law that governs judicial construction or reformation of an error or ambiguity in a deed applies to a revocable transfer on death deed. </p>","text":"An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating a beneficiary does not invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed if the transferor’s intention can be determined by a court. The general law that governs judicial construction or reformation of an error or ambiguity in a deed applies to a revocable transfer on death deed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/general-provisions-5659","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}