{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-24","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 24","heading":"","body":"“Beneficiary” means a person to whom a donative transfer of property is made or that person’s successor in interest, and:\n(a) As it relates to the intestate estate of a decedent, means an heir.\n(b) As it relates to the testate estate of a decedent, means a devisee.\n(c) As it relates to a trust, means a person who has any present or future interest, vested or contingent.\n(d) As it relates to a charitable trust, includes any person entitled to enforce the trust.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1. - 88.]","PART 2. DEFINITIONS [20. - 88.]"],"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":"90b4686d026395dedbfdf3fcf072aaa73cc765749c0b75bad3b60afe97a2f47e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-23","next":"us-ca/prob-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}