Cal. PROB § 3100
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 3100, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) As used in this chapter, “transaction” means a transaction that involves community real or personal property, tangible or intangible, or an interest therein or a lien or encumbrance thereon, including, but not limited to, those transactions with respect thereto as are listed in Section 3102.
(b) However, if a proposed transaction involves property in which a spouse also has a separate property interest, for good cause the court may include that separate property in the transaction.
(b) However, if a proposed transaction involves property in which a spouse also has a separate property interest, for good cause the court may include that separate property in the transaction.
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