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.

(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 724, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1998.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 21600

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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