Cal. Probate Code § 5404
Cal. Probate Code § 5404
California · California Probate Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Probate Code § 5404, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/894245
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Any Totten trust account may be paid, on request and according to its terms, to any trustee. Unless the financial institution has received written notice that the beneficiary has a vested interest not dependent upon surviving the trustee, payment may be made to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased trustee if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the deceased trustee was the survivor of all other persons named on the account either as trustee or beneficiary. A Totten trust account may be paid to a beneficiary or beneficiaries or the personal representative or heirs of a beneficiary or beneficiaries if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the beneficiary or beneficiaries survived all persons named as trustees.