Probate Code section 256

An insurance company, financial institution, or other obligor making payment according to the terms of its policy or obligation is not liable by reason of this part, unless prior to payment it has received at its home office or principal address written notice of a claim under this part.

Source: Section 256, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=256. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_256

Original Source: Section 256, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=256. (last accessed May 12, 2025).