DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION 6100-6806›PART 1. WILLS 6100-6390›CHAPTER 6. California Statutory Will 6200-6243›ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Rules of Construction 6200-6211

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

(a) If a California statutory will states that a person shall perform an act, the person is required to perform that act.

(b) If a California statutory will states that a person may do an act, the person’s decision to do or not to do the act shall be made in the exercise of the person’s fiduciary powers.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.)

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