Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 21220 — Reformation
Cal. Prob. Code § 21220
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
On petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by the applicable provision in Article 2 (commencing with Section 21205), if any of the…
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Cal. Prob. Code § 21220 — Reformation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
On petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by the applicable provision in Article 2 (commencing with Section 21205), if any of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under the statutory rule against perpetuities provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 21205).
(b) A class gift is not but might become invalid under the statutory rule against perpetuities provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 21205), and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment.
(c) A nonvested property interest that is not validated by subdivision (a) of Section 21205 can vest but not within 90 years after its creation.