Prob. Code, § 5702 · Part 5. GIFTS IN VIEW OF IMPENDING DEATH
Prob. Code, § 5702
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(a) A gift in view of impending death is one which is made in contemplation, fear, or peril of impending death, whether from illness or other cause, and with intent that it shall be revoked if the giver recovers from the illness or escapes from the peril.
(b) A reference in a statute to a gift in view of death means a gift in view of impending death.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 18.
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