Probate Code § 21117

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 21117Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2003.

At-death transfers are classified as follows:

(a) A specific gift is a transfer of specifically identifiable property.

(b) A general gift is a transfer from the general assets of the transferor that does not give specific property.

(c) A demonstrative gift is a general gift that specifies the fund or property from which the transfer is primarily to be made.

(d) A general pecuniary gift is a pecuniary gift within the meaning of Section 21118.

(e) An annuity is a general pecuniary gift that is payable periodically.

(f) A residuary gift is a transfer of property that remains after all specific and general gifts have been satisfied.