Cal. PROB § 16346
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 16346, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply to a contract to which Section 16348 applies.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a fiduciary shall allocate to principal the proceeds of a life insurance policy or other contract received by the fiduciary as beneficiary, including a contract that insures against damage to, destruction of, or loss of title to an asset. The fiduciary shall allocate dividends on an insurance policy to income to the extent premiums on the policy are paid from income and to principal to the extent premiums on the policy are paid from principal.
(c) A fiduciary shall allocate to income proceeds of a contract that insures the fiduciary against loss of any of the following:
(1) Occupancy or other use by a current income beneficiary.
(2) Income.
(3) Subject to Section 16342, profits from a business.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a fiduciary shall allocate to principal the proceeds of a life insurance policy or other contract received by the fiduciary as beneficiary, including a contract that insures against damage to, destruction of, or loss of title to an asset. The fiduciary shall allocate dividends on an insurance policy to income to the extent premiums on the policy are paid from income and to principal to the extent premiums on the policy are paid from principal.
(c) A fiduciary shall allocate to income proceeds of a contract that insures the fiduciary against loss of any of the following:
(1) Occupancy or other use by a current income beneficiary.
(2) Income.
(3) Subject to Section 16342, profits from a business.
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