Probate Code section 15601

(a)

A person named as trustee may in writing reject the trust or a modification of the trust.

(b)

If the person named as trustee does not accept the trust or a modification of the trust by a method provided in subdivision (a) of Section 15600 within a reasonable time after learning of being named as trustee or of the modification, the person has rejected the trust or the modification.

(c)

A person named as trustee who rejects the trust or a modification of the trust is not liable with respect to the rejected trust or modification.

Source: Section 15601, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=15601.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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