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DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW 15000-19530›PART 3. TRUSTEES AND BENEFICIARIES 15600-15805›CHAPTER 1. Trustees 15600-15688›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 15600-15604

§ 15601

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A person named as trustee may in writing reject the trust or a modification of the trust.

(b) If the person named as trustee does not accept the trust or a modification of the trust by a method provided in subdivision (a) of Section 15600 within a reasonable time after learning of being named as trustee or of the modification, the person has rejected the trust or the modification.

(c) A person named as trustee who rejects the trust or a modification of the trust is not liable with respect to the rejected trust or modification.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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