California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carne v. Worthington, 200 Cal.Rptr.3d 920, 246 Cal.App.4th 548 (Cal. App. 2016):
Ukkestad v. RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 156, 161, 185 Cal.Rptr.3d 145 [applying de novo standard of review in determining whether certain real property had been properly transferred to a trust under undisputed facts].)11
[200 Cal.Rptr.3d 926]
1. Governing law
a. Applicable statutory provisions
i. Probate Code provisions
Probate Code section 1520012 defines the methods by which a trust may be created and provides in relevant part:
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