California Probate Code CHAPTER 1 - Creation and Validity of Trusts

• Section 15200.
  Subject to other provisions of this chapter, a trust may be created by any of the following methods:(a) A declaration by the owner of property that...
• Section 15201.
  A trust is created only if the settlor properly manifests an intention to create a trust.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 15202.
  A trust is created only if there is trust property.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 15203.
  A trust may be created for any purpose that is not illegal or against public policy.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 15204.
  A trust created for an indefinite or general purpose is not invalid for that reason if it can be determined with reasonable certainty that a...
• Section 15205.
  (a) A trust, other than a charitable trust, is created only if there is a beneficiary.(b) The requirement of subdivision (a) is satisfied if the trust instrument...
• Section 15206.
  A trust in relation to real property is not valid unless evidenced by one of the following methods:(a) By a written instrument signed by the trustee,...
• Section 15207.
  (a) The existence and terms of an oral trust of personal property may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.(b) The oral declaration of the settlor,...
• Section 15208.
  Consideration is not required to create a trust, but a promise to create a trust in the future is enforceable only if the requirements for...
• Section 15209.
  If a trust provides for one or more successor beneficiaries after the death of the settlor, the trust is not invalid, merged, or terminated in...
• Section 15210.
  A trust created pursuant to this chapter which relates to real property may be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county...
• Section 15211.
  A trust for a noncharitable corporation or unincorporated society or for a lawful noncharitable purpose may be performed by the trustee for only 21 years,...
• Section 15212.
  (a)  Subject to the requirements of this section, a trust for the care of an animal is a trust for a lawful noncharitable purpose. Unless...

Last modified: October 22, 2018