Probate Code section 20201

(a)

This chapter does not apply to transferees of property of a decedent who died before January 1, 1987.

(b)

No inference as to the applicable law in effect before January 1, 1987, shall be drawn from the enactment of this chapter.

Source: Section 20201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=20201. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Last Updated

Jan. 1, 1990

§ 20201’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_20201

Original Source: Section 20201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=20201. (last accessed May 12, 2025).