Prob. Code, § 5624 · Article 1. Execution
Prob. Code, § 5624
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A revocable transfer on death deed is not effective unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The deed is signed by the transferor and dated.
(b) The deed is signed by two witnesses who were present at the same time and who witnessed either the signing of the deed or the transferor’s acknowledgment that the transferor had signed the deed.
(c) The deed is acknowledged before a notary public.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 9. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.
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