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DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS 1-88›PART 2. DEFINITIONS 20-88

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California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

“Instrument” means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 56, Sec. 1. (SB 308) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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