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EVID § 1260

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Evidence Code - EVID
  2. DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]
  3. CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]
  4. ARTICLE 6. Statements Relating to Wills and to Claims Against Estates [1260. - 1261.]

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), evidence of any of the following statements made by a declarant who is unavailable as a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule:

(1) That the declarant has or has not made a will or established or amended a revocable trust.

(2) That the declarant has or has not revoked his or her will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.

(3) That identifies the declarant’s will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.

(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances that indicate its lack of trustworthiness.

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