California Probate Code
§ 5677
PROB § 5677 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)If proceedings for the administration of the transferor’s estate are commenced, a beneficiary of a revocable transfer on death deed is personally liable to the estate for a share of the transferor’s unsecured debts.
(b)In calculating the beneficiary’s share of liability under subdivision (a), the abatement rules provided in Part 4 (commencing with Section 21400) of Division 11 shall be applied, using all of the following assumptions:
(1)The property that was transferred to the beneficiary by revocable transfer on death deed shall be treated as if it were a specific gift made by the decedent’s will.
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Legislative history
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 215, Sec. 21. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.