California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 731.02

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 820, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 820.

This chapter shall apply to all transactions by which a principal was established without the interposition of a trust on or after September 13, 1941, or is hereafter so established. Transactions by which a principal is held in trust are governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16300) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Probate Code.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 731.02 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-2-property/part-1-property-in-general/title-2-ownership/chapter-2-6-legal-estates-principal-and-income-law/section-731.02

Other sections in Chapter 2.6 - Legal Estates Principal and Income Law

§ 731§ 731.01§ 731.02§ 731.03§ 731.04§ 731.05§ 731.06§ 731.07§ 731.08§ 731.09§ 731.10§ 731.11§ 731.12§ 731.13§ 731.14§ 731.15

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