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Section 5694 Of Chapter 5. Contest From California Probate Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
5694
. If the court in a contest proceeding determines that a
transfer of property by a revocable transfer on death deed is
invalid, the court shall order the following relief:
(a) If the proceeding was commenced and a lis pendens was recorded within 120 days after the transferor's death, the court shall void the deed and order transfer of the property to the person entitled to it.
(b) If the proceeding was not commenced and a lis pendens was not recorded within 120 days after the transferor's death, the court shall grant appropriate relief but the court order shall not affect the rights in the property of a purchaser or encumbrancer for value and in good faith acquired before commencement of the proceeding and recordation of a lis pendens.
(a) If the proceeding was commenced and a lis pendens was recorded within 120 days after the transferor's death, the court shall void the deed and order transfer of the property to the person entitled to it.
(b) If the proceeding was not commenced and a lis pendens was not recorded within 120 days after the transferor's death, the court shall grant appropriate relief but the court order shall not affect the rights in the property of a purchaser or encumbrancer for value and in good faith acquired before commencement of the proceeding and recordation of a lis pendens.
