Civil Code section 731.02

This chapter shall apply to all transactions by which a principal was established without the interposition of a trust on or after September 13, 1941, or is hereafter so established. Transactions by which a principal is held in trust are governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16300) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Probate Code.

Source: Section 731.02, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=731.02. (updated Jul. 1, 1987; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_731.02

Original Source: Section 731.02, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=731.02. (last accessed May 12, 2025).