Section 5680 Of Chapter 4. Effectuation Of Transfer From California Probate Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) The beneficiary may establish the fact of the transferor'
s death under the procedure provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 210) of Part 4 of Division 2. For the purpose of this
subdivision, the beneficiary is a person empowered by statute to act
on behalf of the transferor or the transferor's estate within the
meaning of Section 103526 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) For the purpose of filing the change in ownership statement
required by Section 480 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the
beneficiary is a transferee of real property by reason of death.
(c) For the purpose of giving the notice to the Director of Health
Care Services provided for in Section 215, the beneficiary is a
beneficiary of the transferor.
(d) The beneficiary is liable to the transferor's estate for
prorated estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes to the extent
provided in Division 10 (commencing with Section 20100).