California · Probate Code
PROB §34: (a) “Devisee” means any person designated in a will to receive a devise.
What this law says, in plain English
A devisee is any person named in a will to receive property or assets from the deceased person's estate.
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(a) “Devisee” means any person designated in a will to receive a devise. (b) In the case of a devise to an existing trust or trustee, or to a trustee on trust described by will, the trust or trustee is the devisee and the beneficiaries are not devisees.
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