CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [5600. - 5618.]
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 17.
§§ 5600–5618 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions §§ 5600–5605 · 4 sections
- § 5600 (a) This part applies to a revocable transfer on death deed made by a transferor who dies on or after January 1, 2016, whether the deed was executed or…
- § 5602 This part does not preclude use of any other method of conveying real property that is permitted by law and that has the effect of postponing enjoyment of the…
- § 5604 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this part affects the application to a revocable transfer on death deed of any other statute governing a…
- § 5605 (a) The California Law Revision Commission shall study the effect of California’s revocable transfer on death deed and make recommendations for improvement of…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 5606–5618 · 9 sections
- § 5606 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this part.
- § 5608 “Beneficiary” means a person named in a revocable transfer on death deed as transferee of the property. A natural person, trust, or legal entity may be named…
- § 5610 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “real property” means either of the following: (1) A parcel of land that is improved with one to four residential…
- § 5612 “Recorded” has the meaning provided in Section 1170 of the Civil Code.
- § 5614 (a) “Revocable transfer on death deed” means an instrument created pursuant to this part that does all of the following: (1) Makes a donative transfer of real…
- § 5614.5 “Stock cooperative” has the same meaning as in Section 4190 of the Civil Code.
- § 5615 “Subscribing witness” means a person who signs a revocable transfer on death deed as a witness, as provided in Section 5624.
- § 5616 “Transferor” means an owner of real property who makes a revocable transfer on death deed of the property.
- § 5618 “Unsecured debts” includes, but is not limited to, a transferor’s funeral expenses, expenses of a transferor’s last illness, and wage claims.