2011 California Code
Probate Code
DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000 - 5705]
CHAPTER 4. Protection of Financial Institution
Section 5402
Any sums in a joint account may be paid, on request and according to its terms, to any party without regard to whether any other party is incapacitated or deceased at the time the payment is demanded; but payment may not be made to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased party unless proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the decedent was the last surviving party or unless there is no right of survivorship under Section 5302.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
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