California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Probate Code - PROB |
Division 11. CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS, TRUSTS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS |
Part 1. RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF INSTRUMENTS |
Chapter 1. General Provisions |
Section 21103.
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The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in an instrument is determined by the local law of a particular state selected by the transferor in the instrument unless the application of that law is contrary to the rights of the surviving spouse to community and quasi-community property, to any other public policy of this state applicable to the disposition, or, in the case of a will, to Part 3 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 6.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 138, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)