Prob. Code, § 5138 · Article 2. Definitions
Prob. Code, § 5138
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“Payment” of sums on deposit includes all of the following:
(a) A withdrawal, including payment on check or other directive of a party.
(b) A pledge of sums of deposit.
(c) A setoff, reduction, or other disposition of all or part of an account pursuant to a pledge.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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