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Cal. Prob. Code § 5614 — Definitions

Cal. Prob. Code § 5614

Type
Statute
Source
California Probate Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2024-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) “Revocable transfer on death deed” means an instrument created pursuant to this part that does all of the following:

Citator

Cal. Prob. Code § 5614 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(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 property to a named beneficiary.

(2) Operates on the transferor’s death.

(3) Remains revocable until the transferor’s death.

(b) A revocable transfer on death deed may also be known as a “revocable TOD deed.”

(c) A revocable transfer on death deed may be used to transfer real property even if ownership of the property is not typically evidenced or transferred by use of a deed.