CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [21600. - 21601.]

Cal. Probate Code - PROB 1.
in effect

Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 21600. Section 21600.

This part shall apply to property passing by will through a decedent’s estate or by a trust, as defined in Section 82, that becomes irrevocable only on the death of the settlor.

Cal. Probate Code - PROB § 21601. Section 21601.

(a) For purposes of this part, “decedent’s testamentary instruments” means the decedent’s will or revocable trust. (b) “Estate” as used in this part shall include a decedent’s probate estate and all property held in any revocable trust that becomes irrevocable on the death of the decedent.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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