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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any generation-skipping transfer tax shall be equitably prorated among the transferees in the manner prescribed in this article.
(b) This section does not apply:
(1) To the extent the transferor in a written instrument transferring property specifically directs that the property be applied to the satisfaction of a generation-skipping transfer tax or that a generation-skipping transfer tax be prorated to the property in the manner provided in the instrument.
(2) Where federal law directs otherwise. If federal law directs the manner of proration of the federal generation-skipping transfer tax, the California generation-skipping transfer tax shall be prorated in the same manner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 20210 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/probate-code/prob-sect-20210/
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