{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-5659","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 5659","heading":"","body":"An error or ambiguity in describing property or designating a beneficiary does not invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed if the transferor’s intention can be determined by a court. The general law that governs judicial construction or reformation of an error or ambiguity in a deed applies to a revocable transfer on death deed.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000. - 5705.]","PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED [5600. - 5698.]","CHAPTER 3. Effect [5650. - 5678.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5650. - 5659.]"],"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":"8afad14245d3bd745ad28d410892e0a01139844f77cc1100fe374870fdbf43e1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-5658","next":"us-ca/prob-5660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}