Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 15600 — General Provisions
Cal. Prob. Code § 15600
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The person named as trustee may accept the trust, or a modification of the trust, by one of the following methods:
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Cal. Prob. Code § 15600 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The person named as trustee may accept the trust, or a modification of the trust, by one of the following methods:
(1) Signing the trust instrument or the trust instrument as modified, or signing a separate written acceptance.
(2) Knowingly exercising powers or performing duties under the trust instrument or the trust instrument as modified, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) In a case where there is an immediate risk of damage to the trust property, the person named as trustee may act to preserve the trust property without accepting the trust or a modification of the trust, if within a reasonable time after acting the person delivers a written rejection of the trust or the modification of the trust to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead or incompetent, to a beneficiary. This subdivision does not impose a duty on the person named as trustee to act.