{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-45","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 45","heading":"","body":"“Instrument” means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.","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":"66c35a777cb876446d34706e2119786e90b00b9d49f28c908c4e110cf50a70c2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-44","next":"us-ca/prob-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}