Prob. Code, § 21102 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Prob. Code, § 21102
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The intention of the transferor as expressed in the instrument controls the legal effect of the dispositions made in the instrument.
(b) The rules of construction in this part apply where the intention of the transferor is not indicated by the instrument.
(c) Nothing in this section limits the use of extrinsic evidence, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, to determine the intention of the transferor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.
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- Official file
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