Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654 - 1422]
( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 13. )PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000 - 1422]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. )TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039 - 1231]
( Title 4 enacted 1872. )CHAPTER 1. Transfers in General [1039 - 1090.5]
( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. )
ARTICLE 1. Definition of Transfer [1039 - 1040]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. )
Transfer is an act of the parties, or of the law, by which the title to property is conveyed from one living person to another.
(Enacted 1872.)
A voluntary transfer is an executed contract, subject to all rules of law concerning contracts in general; except that a consideration is not necessary to its validity.
(Enacted 1872.)