California Probate Code CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

• Section 260.
  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 262.
  “Beneficiary” means the person entitled, but for the person’s disclaimer, to take an interest.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 263.
  (a) “Creator of the interest” means a person who establishes, declares, creates, or otherwise brings into existence an interest.(b) “Creator of the interest” includes, but is not...
• Section 264.
  “Disclaimant” means a beneficiary who executes a disclaimer on his or her own behalf or a person who executes a disclaimer on behalf of a...
• Section 265.
  “Disclaimer” means any writing which declines, refuses, renounces, or disclaims any interest that would otherwise be taken by a beneficiary.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 266.
  “Employee benefit plan” includes, but is not limited to, any pension, retirement, death benefit, stock bonus, or profit-sharing plan, system, or trust.(Enacted by Stats. 1990,...
• Section 267.
  (a) “Interest” includes the whole of any property, real or personal, legal or equitable, or any fractional part, share, or particular portion or specific assets thereof,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018