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Probate Code § 5020

ARTICLE 2. Consent to Nonprobate Transfer

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 5020Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.

A provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property on death executed by a married person without the written consent of the person’s spouse (1) is not effective as to the nonconsenting spouse’s interest in the property and (2) does not affect the nonconsenting spouse’s disposition on death of the nonconsenting spouse’s interest in the community property by will, intestate succession, or nonprobate transfer.