California Probate Code Section 21131

CA Prob Code § 21131 (2017)  

A specific gift passes the property transferred subject to any mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien existing at the date of death, without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive to pay debts contained in the instrument.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018