Article 1. Execution of California Probate Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

An owner of real property who has the capacity to contract may make a revocable transfer on death deed of the property.

The transferor shall identify the beneficiary by name in a revocable transfer on death deed.

A revocable transfer on death deed is not effective unless the transferor signs and dates the deed and acknowledges the deed before a notary public.

(a) A revocable transfer on death deed is not effective unless the deed is recorded on or before 60 days after the date it was executed.
  (b) The transferor is not required to deliver a revocable transfer on death deed to the beneficiary during the transferor's life.
  (c) The beneficiary is not required to accept a revocable transfer on death deed from the transferor during the transferor's life.

(a) If a revocable transfer on death deed is recorded for the same property for which another revocable transfer on death deed is recorded, the later executed deed is the operative instrument and its recordation revokes the earlier executed deed.
  (b) Revocation of a revocable transfer on death deed does not revive an instrument earlier revoked by recordation of that deed.