California § 5307 - For the purposes of this chapter, except to the extent the terms of the account o

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 5307 — For the purposes of this chapter, except to the extent the terms of the account o, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5307. For the purposes of this chapter, except to the extent the terms of the account o

For the purposes of this chapter, except to the extent the terms of the account or deposit agreement expressly provide otherwise, if the parties to an account are married to each other and the account is expressly described in the account agreement as a “community property” account, the ownership of the account during lifetime and after the death of a spouse is governed by the law governing community property generally.

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Section 5307 ("For the purposes of this chapter, except to the extent the terms of the account o") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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