California Probate Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and Rules of Construction

• Section 6200.
  Unless the provision or context clearly requires otherwise, these definitions and rules of construction govern the construction of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991,...
• Section 6201.
  “Testator” means a person choosing to adopt a California statutory will.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.)
• Section 6203.
  “Executor” means both the person so designated in a California statutory will and any other person acting at any time as the executor or administrator...
• Section 6204.
  “Trustee” means both the person so designated in a California statutory will and any other person acting at any time as the trustee under a...
• Section 6205.
  “Descendants” mean children, grandchildren, and their lineal descendants of all generations, with the relationship of parent and child at each generation being determined as provided...
• Section 6206.
  A reference in a California statutory will to the “Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of any state” or the “Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of...
• Section 6207.
  Masculine pronouns include the feminine, and plural and singular words include each other, where appropriate.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.)
• Section 6208.
  (a) If a California statutory will states that a person shall perform an act, the person is required to perform that act. (b) If a California statutory...
• Section 6209.
  Whenever a distribution under a California statutory will is to be made to a person’s descendants, the property shall be divided into as many equal...
• Section 6210.
  “Person” includes individuals and institutions.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.)
• Section 6211.
  Reference to a person “if living” or who “survives me” means a person who survives the decedent by 120 hours. A person who fails to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018