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Cal. Probate Code § 275 (2026)

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A beneficiary may disclaim any interest, in whole or in part, by filing a disclaimer as provided in this part.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Mayo v. White, 178 Cal. App. 3d 1083 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986).

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Mayo v. White, 178 Cal. App. 3d 1083 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “(Prob. Code, § 275.) 4 The disclaimer must be in writing and signed by the disclaimant.”

In Re Theodore A. Kolb, Debtor. Robert M. Cassel, on Behalf of This Chapter 11 Est. v. Hilde Kolb, Tr. Jonathan Kolb Richard Kolb Douglas Kolb, 326 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2003). “Cal. Prob.Code § 275. Such a disclaimer may not, however, “be made after the beneficiary has accepted the interest sought to be disclaimed.”

Dyer v. Eckols, 808 S.W.2d 531 (Tex. App. 1991). “§§ 28-2-101(a), 28-2-108(a)(l) (1987); Cal.Prob.Code §§ 275, 282(a) (West 1991); Colo.”

Cassel v. Kolb, 267 B.R. 861 (N.D. Cal. 2001). “In contrast, Kolb contends that the California Probate Code controls here, under which a disclaimer is not a fraudulent conveyance.”

In Re: James Christopher Patow (9th Cir. BAP 2021). · cites it 2× “See Cal. Prob. Code § 275 ; Goshen, 167 Cal. App.”

In Re Elijah & Mary Stiny Trusts (E.D. Ark. 2024). “CAL. PROB. CODE § 275. Last, and as the trustee notes, California law prescribes a specific order of operations in these circumstances.”

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