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Cal. Probate Code § 6111.5 (2026)

Execution of Wills

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Extrinsic evidence is admissible to determine whether a document constitutes a will pursuant to Section 6110 or 6111, or to determine the meaning of a will or a portion of a will if the meaning is unclear.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1994–2015 · leading case: Burch v. George, 866 P.2d 92 (Cal. 1994).
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Burch v. George, 866 P.2d 92 (Cal. 1994). · cites it 2× “Therefore, the no contest clause would indisputably be triggered to the extent Marlene pursues her alleged community interests in the proceeds of these policies.”
Radin v. Jewish Nat'l Fund, 352 P.3d 863 (Cal. 2015). “(Prob. Code, § 6111.5; Estate of Russell (1968) 69 Cal.”
Est. of Kaila, 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 865 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “(Prob.Code, § 6111.5; see also Estate of Russell, supra, 69 Cal.”
Creighton Univ. v. Kleinfeld, 919 F. Supp. 1421 (E.D. Cal. 1995). “See Cal.Prob.Code § 6111.5 (“extrinsic evidence is admissible to determine .”
Est. of Southworth, 51 Cal. App. 4th 564 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “" Probate Code section 6111.5 states that "[e]xtrinsic evidence is admissible to determine whether a document constitutes a will pursuant to Section 6110 [concerning formal wills] or 6111, or to determine the meaning of a will or a portion of a will if the meaning is unclear.”
Osborne v. Brenner, 91 Cal. Rptr. 2d 149 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). “The court can look at extrinsic evidence to confirm the testator’s intent, and to determine whether there is any danger of fraud.”
Pihlajamaa v. Kaihlan, 94 Cal. App. 4th 1122 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “(Prob. Code, § 6111.5; see also Estate of Russell, supra, 69 Cal.”
Southworth v. North Shore Animal League, 51 Cal. App. 4th 564 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “” Probate Code section 6111.5 states that “[e]xtrinsic evidence is admissible to determine whether a document constitutes a will pursuant to Section 6110 [concerning formal wills] or 6111, or to determine the meaning of a will or a portion of a will if the meaning is unclear.”
Est. of Lanferman CA1/4 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “(Prob. Code, § 6111.5 [“[e]xtrinsic evidence is admissible .”
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