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Cal. Prob. Code § 21131 — Exoneration; Ademption

Cal. Prob. Code § 21131

Type
Statute
Source
California Probate Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2003-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A specific gift passes the property transferred subject to any mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien existing at the date of death, without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive to pay debts contained in the instrument.

Citator

Cal. Prob. Code § 21131 — Exoneration; Ademption is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A specific gift passes the property transferred subject to any mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien existing at the date of death, without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive to pay debts contained in the instrument.