Cal. Prob. Code § 15200

Creation and Validity of Trusts

Known as the Trust Law

The act spans §§ 15000–19403 (351 sections).

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Lonely Maiden Productions v. Goldentree Asset Management (2011)

Most recently applied in 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 27 - Dudek v. Dudek (April 2019)

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

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Subject to other provisions of this chapter, a trust may be created by any of the following methods:

(a) A declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds the property as trustee.

(b) A transfer of property by the owner during the owner’s lifetime to another person as trustee.

(c) A transfer of property by the owner, by will or by other instrument taking effect upon the death of the owner, to another person as trustee.

(d) An exercise of a power of appointment to another person as trustee.

(e) An enforceable promise to create a trust.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.