Family
Jan. 5, 2002
Matter of Marital Trusts
Forum Column by Christopher L. Carpenter - Estate of Guidotti , 90 Cal.App.4th 1403 (2001), is the first case in 50 years to interpret Civil Code Section 710, and the result suggests that it is time for the Legislature to repeal this ancient section. The Legislature enacted Section 710 in 1872 and amended it once the following year. Several cases interpreted it before Guidotti , the last in 1949.
Estate of Guidotti, 90 Cal.App.4th 1403 (2001), is the first case in 50 years to interpret Civil Code Section 710, and the result suggests that it is time for the Legislature to repeal this ancient section. The Legislature enacted Section 710 in 1872 and amended it once the follow...
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