GroundRules
PROB § 734
Where this section sits in the code
- Probate Code - PROB
- DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]
- PART 15. DEPOSIT OF ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS WITH ATTORNEY [700. - 735.]
- CHAPTER 3. Termination of Deposit [720. - 735.]
- ARTICLE 2. Termination by Attorney [730. - 735.]
(a) In cases not governed by subdivision (b) or (c), after the death of the depositor an attorney may terminate a deposit by personal delivery of the document to the depositor’s personal representative.
(b) If the document is a will and the attorney has actual notice that the depositor has died but does not have actual notice that a personal representative has been appointed for the depositor, an attorney may terminate a deposit only as provided in Section 8200.
(c) If the document is a trust, after the death of the depositor an attorney may terminate a deposit by personal delivery of the document either to the depositor’s personal representative or to the trustee named in the document.
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