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PROB § 6320
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION [6100. - 6806.]
- PART 1. WILLS [6100. - 6390.]
- CHAPTER 8. Nonprobate Transfer to Trustee Named in Decedent’s Will [6320. - 6330.]
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Designation” means a designation made pursuant to Section 6321.
(b) “Instrument” includes all of the following:
(1) An insurance, annuity, or endowment contract (including any agreement issued or entered into by the insurer in connection therewith, supplemental thereto, or in settlement thereof).
(2) A pension, retirement benefit, death benefit, stock bonus, profit-sharing or employees’ saving plan, employee benefit plan, or contract created or entered into by an employer for the benefit of some or all of his or her employees.
(3) A self-employed retirement plan, or an individual retirement annuity or account, established or held pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) A multiple-party account, as defined in Section 5132.
(5) Any other written instrument of a type described in Section 5000.
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