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

§ 5020

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

A provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property on death executed by a married person without the written consent of the person’s spouse (1) is not effective as to the nonconsenting spouse’s interest in the property and (2) does not affect the nonconsenting spouse’s disposition on death of the nonconsenting spouse’s interest in the community property by will, intestate succession, or nonprobate transfer.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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