Estate of MARGERY M. MacDONALD, Deceased. JUDITH BOLTON, as Executirix, etc., Contestant and Appellant, v. ROBERT F. MacDONALD, Claimant and Respondent
51 Cal. 3d 262 · S012304
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 6
Holding
The court held that a transmutation of property between spouses, under Civil Code section 5110.730, requires a writing containing an express declaration that directly states a change in the characterization or ownership of the property is being made, and that extrinsic evidence cannot be used to prove the existence or terms of such a transmutation.
Statutes construed
- CIV § 1091
- CIV § 5110.710
- CIV § 5110.730
- CIV § 5125
- CIV § 683
- PROB § 851.5
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