Probate Code section 5658

A court in which the transferor’s estate is being administered may, on the petition of the personal representative or interested person, or on its own motion, apply the doctrine of cy pres to reform a revocable transfer on death deed that was made by the transferor for a charitable purpose, in either of the following circumstances:

(a)

The beneficiary does not accept the gift.

(b)

The beneficiary is a legal entity that dissolved or was merged into another entity before the transferor’s death.

Source: Section 5658, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=5658.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2022; accessed Jun. 23, 2025).

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