DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-890›PART 5. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH 220-234›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 220-226
§ 221
California Probate Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) This chapter does not apply in any case where Section 103, 6211, or 6403 applies.
(b) This chapter does not apply in the case of a trust, deed, or contract of insurance, or any other situation, where (1) provision is made dealing explicitly with simultaneous deaths or deaths in a common disaster or otherwise providing for distribution of property different from the provisions of this chapter or (2) provision is made requiring one person to survive another for a stated period in order to take property or providing for a presumption as to survivorship that results in a distribution of property different from that provided by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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