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Cal. Probate Code § 15202 (2026)

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A trust is created only if there is trust property.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Cockren v. Brown CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022).

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Cockren v. Brown CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “Code, § 15201); (2) trust property (Prob. Code, § 15202); (3) trust purpose (Prob.”

In re: Leslie Klein (9th Cir. BAP 2025). “” Cal. Prob. Code § 15202 . While it is true that the Klein Trust contemplated that Erika’s share of the June Property would be placed in either the Marital Deduction Trust (if necessary to reach the minimum 19 amount required to avoid certain taxes) or, alternatively, the…”

Bradshaw v. Catlett, 274 F. App'x 533 (9th Cir. 2008). “Code § 15200(e) (providing that a trust can be created through “[a]n enforceable promise to create a trust”); Cal. Prob.Code § 15202 (“A trust is created only if there is trust property.”

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