DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS 5000-5705›PART 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFECT OF DEATH 5000-5048›CHAPTER 2. Nonprobate Transfers of Community Property 5010-5032›ARTICLE 2. Consent to Nonprobate Transfer 5020-5023
§ 5021
California Probate Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) In a proceeding to set aside a nonprobate transfer of community property on death made pursuant to a provision for transfer of the property executed by a married person without the written consent of the person’s spouse, the court shall set aside the transfer as to the nonconsenting spouse’s interest in the property, subject to terms and conditions or other remedies that appear equitable under the circumstances of the case, taking into account the rights of all interested persons.
(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) affects any additional remedy the nonconsenting spouse may have against the person’s estate for a nonprobate transfer of community property on death without the spouse’s written consent.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code