§ 226 Retroactive Death Priority Application

This law only works for cases where at least one person whose order of death matters died on or after Jan 1, 1985; if everyone died before that date, the old rules keep being used.

Key Takeaways

•The chapter applies only if at least one relevant death happened on/after Jan 1, 1985.
•If all the people whose death order matters died before that date, the old law stays in effect.
•It’s about deciding who died first for things like inheritance or trusts.

Example

A family trust says the money goes to the oldest sibling who outlives the younger one. Both siblings died in 1980.

Because both siblings died before Jan 1, 1985, this chapter doesn’t apply; the older rules from before 1985 decide who gets the money.

This chapter does not apply where a person the priority of whose death is in issue died before January 1, 1985, and the law applicable prior to January 1, 1985, continues to apply where none of the persons the priority of whose death is in issue died on or after January 1, 1985. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

This law only works for cases where at least one person whose order of death matters died on or after Jan 1, 1985; if everyone died before that date, the old rules keep being used.

Key Takeaways

•The chapter applies only if at least one relevant death happened on/after Jan 1, 1985.
•If all the people whose death order matters died before that date, the old law stays in effect.
•It’s about deciding who died first for things like inheritance or trusts.

Example

A family trust says the money goes to the oldest sibling who outlives the younger one. Both siblings died in 1980.

Because both siblings died before Jan 1, 1985, this chapter doesn’t apply; the older rules from before 1985 decide who gets the money.

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