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Cal. Probate Code § 21110 (2026)

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(a)Subject to subdivision (b), if a transferee is dead when the instrument is executed, or fails or is treated as failing to survive the transferor or until a future time required by the instrument, the issue of the deceased transferee take in the transferee’s place in the manner provided in Section 240. A transferee under a class gift shall be a transferee for the purpose of this subdivision unless the transferee’s death occurred before the execution of the instrument and that fact was known to the transferor when the instrument was executed.

(b)The issue of a deceased transferee do not take in the transferee’s place if the instrument expresses a contrary intention or a substitute disposition. A requirement that the initial transferee survive the transferor or survive for a specified period of time after the death of the transferor constitutes a contrary intention. A requirement that the initial transferee survive until a future time that is related to the probate of the transferor’s will or administration of the estate of the transferor constitutes a contrary intention.

(c)As used in this section, “transferee” means a person who is kindred of the transferor or kindred of a surviving, deceased, or former spouse of the transferor, but does not mean a spouse of the transferor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: Burkett v. Capovilla, 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9516 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003).
Burkett v. Capovilla, 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9516 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “Because daughter satisfied that condition, the anti-lapse statute, Probate Code § 21110, applies and daughter’s children take the asset in her place.”
Ruotolo v. Tietjen, 890 A.2d 166 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006). “§ 28-26-104 *441 (2004) (“[ujnless a contrary intent is indicated by the terms of the will”); Cal. Prob. Code § 21110 (b) (Deering 2004) (“issue of a deceased transferee do not take in the transferee’s place if the instrument expresses a contrary intention or a substitute…”
Elijah & Mary Stiny Trusts v. Helen Robins (8th Cir. 2026). · cites it 2× “” Cal. Prob. Code § 21110 (a). To avoid that default rule, a trust must “express[] a contrary intention.”
Wait v. Wait CA1/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” Rexford then cites Probate Code section 21110, subdivision (a), and concludes that the “Laws of Intestacy” must apply if there is a predeceased transferee.”
Est. of Stockird (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “The court reasoned: “As readily discernable, both subdivision (a) and subdivision (b) of Probate Code section 21111 refer directly to Probate Code section 21110.”
Est. of Stockird (Cal. Ct. App. 2019). “The court reasoned: “As readily discernable, both subdivision (a) and subdivision (b) of Probate Code section 21111 refer directly to Probate Code section 21110.”
In Re Elijah & Mary Stiny Trusts (E.D. Ark. 2024). “CAL. PROB. CODE § 21110(b). The question therefore is which, if any, of Mrs.”
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In Re Elijah & Mary Stiny Trusts (E.D. Ark. 2024). “CAL. PROB. CODE § 21110(b). The question therefore is which, if any, of Mrs.”
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