Prob. Code, § 5046 · Chapter 3. Nonprobate Transfer to Former Spouse
Prob. Code, § 5046
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the court’s authority to order a party to a dissolution or annulment of marriage to maintain the former spouse as a beneficiary on any nonprobate transfer described in this chapter, or to preserve a joint tenancy in favor of the former spouse.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by renumbering Section 5603 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 15. (AB 139) Effective January 1, 2016.
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- Official file
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