§ 5659

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 17. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.

An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating a beneficiary does not invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed if the transferor’s intention can be determined by a court. The general law that governs judicial construction or reformation of an error or ambiguity in a deed applies to a revocable transfer on death deed.

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