California Statutes
§ 5625. — 5625. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 10.)
California·Code PROB Probate Code - PROB·Div. 5. DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS·Part 4. PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED·Ch. 2. CHAPTER 2. Execution and Revocation·Art. 1. ARTICLE 1. Execution
(a)Any person generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a revocable transfer on death deed.
(b)A revocable transfer on death deed is not invalid because it is signed by an interested witness.
(c)If a beneficiary of a revocable transfer on death deed is also a subscribing witness, there is a presumption that the witness procured the revocable transfer on death deed by duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof. This presumption does not apply where the witness is named as beneficiary solely in a fiduciary capacity.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 10. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.