California Probate Code 210 – If title to real property is affected by the death of a person, any …
If title to real property is affected by the death of a person, any person may record in the county in which the property is located any of the following documents establishing the fact of the death:
(a) An affidavit of death executed by a person having knowledge of the facts. The affidavit shall include a particular description of the real property and an attested or certified copy of a record of the death made and filed in a designated public office as required by law. For purposes of this subdivision, a certified copy issued in this state shall include any copy issued pursuant to Section 103525 of, subdivision (a) of Section 103526 of, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 103526 of, the Health and Safety Code.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 210
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity. See California Probate Code 56
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: includes a leasehold interest in real property. See California Probate Code 68
- State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See California Probate Code 74
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) A certified copy of a court order that determines the fact of death made pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 200) or pursuant to another statute that provides for a determination of the fact of death.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 78, Sec. 4. (AB 464) Effective January 1, 2014.)