Probate Code section 15600

(a)

The person named as trustee may accept the trust, or a modification of the trust, by one of the following methods:

(1)

Signing the trust instrument or the trust instrument as modified, or signing a separate written acceptance.

(2)

Knowingly exercising powers or performing duties under the trust instrument or the trust instrument as modified, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(b)

In a case where there is an immediate risk of damage to the trust property, the person named as trustee may act to preserve the trust property without accepting the trust or a modification of the trust, if within a reasonable time after acting the person delivers a written rejection of the trust or the modification of the trust to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead or incompetent, to a beneficiary. This subdivision does not impose a duty on the person named as trustee to act.

Source: Section 15600, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=15600.­ (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 15600’s source at ca​.gov