{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-15206","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 15206","heading":"","body":"A trust in relation to real property is not valid unless evidenced by one of the following methods:\n(a) By a written instrument signed by the trustee, or by the trustee’s agent if authorized in writing to do so.\n(b) By a written instrument conveying the trust property signed by the settlor, or by the settlor’s agent if authorized in writing to do so.\n(c) By operation of law.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c944fda8822b76f17195fe29c561aa5069526217b842a70c79694d3b711aa376","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-15205","next":"us-ca/prob-15207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}