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California Probate Code

§ 878

PROB § 878 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 2 · Part 20
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account the content of an electronic communication sent or received by an original or successor user and carried, maintained, processed, received, or stored by the custodian in the account of the trust if the trustee gives to the custodian all of the following:
(a)A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form.
(b)A certified copy of the death certificate of the settlor.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. (AB 691) Effective January 1, 2017.

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