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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1Art. 3§ 21183 Trust Rights Determination

§ 21183 Trust Rights Determination

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§ 21183 Trust Rights Determination

Key Takeaways

  • •This law helps figure out if a person really wanted to give up their rights to a trustee (someone who takes care of property for others).
  • •It checks if the person gave up their rights freely and if the paperwork is correct.
  • •It also makes sure that when someone gives up their rights, it’s fair and follows the rules.

Example

Imagine a person who started a charity wants to give up their control over it to someone else.

This law helps make sure the person really wants to do this and that everything is done the right way.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21183 Trust Rights Determination

The special proceeding may also be commenced to determine all questions of law and fact affecting the due and voluntary execution and delivery, and the validity and legal effect, of any grant or surrender by any founder, surviving founder, or spouse or surviving spouse of any founder, to, or in favor of, the trustee or trustees, of any rights, powers, privileges, or duties reserved to or vesting in any such person over or concerning any property described in the petition, or over or concerning the institution, which would otherwise vest in or devolve upon the trustee or trustees upon the death of the person granting or surrendering the right, powers, privileges, or duties, and of any relinquishment or release by the founder, surviving founder, or spouse or surviving spouse of any founder, of any other rights, powers, privileges, or duties reserved to or vesting in any such person. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

special proceedinggrant or surrenderfoundersurviving founderspouse or surviving spousetrusteerights, powers, privileges, or duties

Related Statutes

  • § 21112 Founder Property Rights Transfer
  • § 21180 Trustee Validation Proceedings
  • § 21182 Trust Title Determination Proceeding
  • § 21189 Notice Hearing Procedures
  • § 21181 Special Proceeding For Gift Validity

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 21183.
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