Cal. PROB § 872
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 872, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) This part shall apply to all of the following:
(1) A fiduciary acting under a will executed before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(3) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(4) A custodian of digital assets for a user if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.
(5) A conservator appointed before, on, or after January 1, 2025.
(6) A fiduciary acting under a power of attorney executed before, on, or after January 1, 2025.
(b) This part does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.
(1) A fiduciary acting under a will executed before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(3) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after January 1, 2017.
(4) A custodian of digital assets for a user if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.
(5) A conservator appointed before, on, or after January 1, 2025.
(6) A fiduciary acting under a power of attorney executed before, on, or after January 1, 2025.
(b) This part does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.
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