GroundRules
PROB § 15200
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]
- PART 2. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS [15200. - 15414.]
- CHAPTER 1. Creation and Validity of Trusts [15200. - 15212.]
Subject to other provisions of this chapter, a trust may be created by any of the following methods:
(a) A declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds the property as trustee.
(b) A transfer of property by the owner during the owner’s lifetime to another person as trustee.
(c) A transfer of property by the owner, by will or by other instrument taking effect upon the death of the owner, to another person as trustee.
(d) An exercise of a power of appointment to another person as trustee.
(e) An enforceable promise to create a trust.
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