Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000 - 5705]
( Division 5 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) PART 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO EFFECT OF DEATH [5000 - 5048]
( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. ) CHAPTER 2. Nonprobate Transfers of Community Property [5010 - 5032]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. ) ARTICLE 3. Revocation of Consent [5030 - 5032]
( Article 3 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. ) 5030.
(a) A spouse’s written consent to a provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property on death is revocable during the marriage.
(b) On termination of the marriage by dissolution or on legal separation, the written consent is revocable and the community property is subject to division under Division 7 (commencing with Section 2500) of the Family Code or other disposition on order within the jurisdiction of the court.
(c) On the death of either spouse, the written consent is irrevocable.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 224.5. Effective January 1, 1994.)