Probate Code § 21503

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 21503Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) If an instrument includes a formula intended to eliminate the federal estate tax, the formula shall be applied to eliminate or to reduce to the maximum extent possible the federal estate tax.

(b) If an instrument includes a formula that refers to a maximum fraction or amount that will not result in a federal estate tax, the formula shall be construed to refer to the maximum fraction or amount that will not result in or increase the federal estate tax.