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Code · California · Probate Code

§ 5003

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(a)A holder of property under an instrument of a type described in Section 5000 may transfer the property in compliance with a provision for a nonprobate transfer on death that satisfies the terms of the instrument, whether or not the transfer is consistent with the beneficial ownership of the property as between the person who executed the provision for transfer of the property and other persons having an interest in the property or their successors, and whether or not the transfer is consistent with the rights of the person named as beneficiary.
(b)Except as provided in this subdivision, no notice or other information shown to have been available to the holder of the property affects the right of the holder to the protection provided by subdivision (a). The protection provided by subdivision
(a)does not extend to a transfer made after either of the following events:
(1)The holder of the property has been served with a contrary court order.
(2)The holder of the property has been served with a written notice of a person claiming an adverse interest in the property. However, this paragraph does not apply to a pension plan to the extent the transfer is a periodic payment pursuant to the plan.
(c)The protection provided by this section does not affect the rights of the person who executed the provision for transfer of the property and other persons having an interest in the property or their successors in disputes among themselves concerning the beneficial ownership of the property.
(d)The protection provided by this section is not exclusive of any protection provided the holder of the property by any other provision of law.
(e)A person shall not serve notice under paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(b)in bad faith. If the court in an action or proceeding relating to the rights of the parties determines that a person has served notice under paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(b)in bad faith, the court shall award against the person the cost of the action or proceeding, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, and the damages caused by the service.
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