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Article 6. Statements Relating To Wills And To Claims Against Estates of California Evidence Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 6.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), evidence of any of the following statements made by a declarant who is unavailable as a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule:
  (1) That the declarant has or has not made a will or established or amended a revocable trust.
  (2) That the declarant has or has not revoked his or her will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.
  (3) That identifies the declarant's will, revocable trust, or an amendment to a revocable trust.
  (b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances that indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
(a) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by him and while his recollection was clear.
  (b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.