Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1039. Section 1039.
Transfer is an act of the parties, or of the law, by which the title to property is conveyed from one living person to another.
ARTICLE 1. Definition of Transfer [1039. - 1040.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 1.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 1040. Section 1040.
A voluntary transfer is an executed contract, subject to all rules of law concerning contracts in general; except that a consideration is not necessary to its validity.
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