California Probate Code 21601 – (a) For purposes of this part, “decedent’s testamentary …
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(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.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 21601
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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. See California Probate Code 21601
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Probate Code 62
- Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
- Trust: includes the following:
California Probate Code 82
- Will: includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will. See California Probate Code 88
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 724, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1998.)