Probate Code section 5504

A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners.

Source: Section 5504, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=5504. (accessed May 4, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 5504’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_5504

Original Source: Section 5504, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=5504. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).