Probate Code section 15208

Consideration is not required to create a trust, but a promise to create a trust in the future is enforceable only if the requirements for an enforceable contract are satisfied.

Source: Section 15208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=15208. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_15208

Original Source: Section 15208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=15208. (last accessed May 12, 2025).