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Cal. Prob. Code § 15205

Creation and Validity of Trusts

Known as the Trust Law

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 95 Cal. App. 4th 100 - Schubert v. Reynolds (2002)

Most recently applied in 95 Cal. App. 4th 100 - Schubert v. Reynolds (January 2002)

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) A trust, other than a charitable trust, is created only if there is a beneficiary.

(b) The requirement of subdivision (a) is satisfied if the trust instrument provides for either of the following:

(1) A beneficiary or class of beneficiaries that is ascertainable with reasonable certainty or that is sufficiently described so it can be determined that some person meets the description or is within the class.

(2) A grant of a power to the trustee or some other person to select the beneficiaries based on a standard or in the discretion of the trustee or other person.

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