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DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS 5000-5705›PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED 5600-5698›CHAPTER 3. Effect 5650-5678›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 5650-5659

§ 5659

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

An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating a beneficiary does not invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed if the transferor’s intention can be determined by a court. The general law that governs judicial construction or reformation of an error or ambiguity in a deed applies to a revocable transfer on death deed.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 17. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.)

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