Probate Code section 5012

A provision of this chapter concerning rights between a married person and the person’s spouse in community property is relevant only to controversies between the person and spouse and their successors and does not affect the obligation of a holder of community property under an instrument of a type described in Section 5000 to hold, receive, or transfer the property in compliance with a provision for a nonprobate transfer on death, or the protection provided the holder by Section 5003.

Source: Section 5012, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=5012. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 5012’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_5012

Original Source: Section 5012, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=5012. (last accessed May 12, 2025).