Probate Code § 21121

CHAPTER 2. Ascertaining Meaning of Language Used in the Instrument

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 21121Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2003.

All parts of an instrument are to be construed in relation to each other and so as, if possible, to form a consistent whole. If the meaning of any part of an instrument is ambiguous or doubtful, it may be explained by any reference to or recital of that part in another part of the instrument.