“Joint account” means an account payable on request to one or more of two or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship.
Cal. Prob. Code § 5130
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Known as the California Multiple-Party Accounts Law
The act spans §§ 5100–5407 (38 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 243 - Estate of O'Connor v. O'Connor (2017)
Most recently applied in 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 243 - Estate of O'Connor v. O'Connor (October 2017)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.