Section 280 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 2. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) A disclaimer shall be filed with any of the following:
(1) The superior court in the county in which the estate of the
decedent is administered or, if there is no administration of the
decedent's estate, the superior court in any county in which
administration of the estate of the decedent would be proper.
(2) The trustee, personal representative, other fiduciary, or
person responsible for distributing the interest to the beneficiary.
(3) Any other person having custody or possession of or legal
title to the interest.
(4) The creator of the interest.
(b) If a disclaimer made pursuant to this part affects real
property or an obligation secured by real property and the disclaimer
is acknowledged and proved in like manner as a grant of real
property, the disclaimer may be recorded in like manner and with like
effect as a grant of real property, and all statutory provisions
relating to the recordation or nonrecordation of conveyances of real
property and to the effect thereof apply to the disclaimer with like
effect, without regard to the date when the disclaimer was filed
pursuant to subdivision (a). Failure to file a disclaimer pursuant to
subdivision (a) which is recorded pursuant to this subdivision does
not affect the validity of any transaction with respect to the real
property or the obligation secured thereby, and the general laws on
recording and its effect govern any such transaction.