Probate Code section 241

Section 240 does not apply where the death of the decedent in the case of intestate succession or of the testator, settlor, or other transferor occurred before January 1, 1985, and the law applicable prior to January 1, 1985, shall continue to apply where the death occurred before January 1, 1985.

Source: Section 241, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=241. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_241

Original Source: Section 241, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=241. (last accessed May 12, 2025).