Bill > AB2658

This bill clarifies that a spouse can create a trust and transfer their half of community personal property and quasi-community personal property into it to manage its distribution upon their death, with their share of community property remaining community property unless both spouses agree otherwise in writing. Additionally, it allows a spouse to establish a trust and transfer their half of community real property into it for disposition after their death, again maintaining its community property status unless both spouses agree in writing to a different arrangement. The bill also mandates the California Department of Aging to contract for a study on theft from elders and dependent adults in long-term care facilities, focusing on underreporting and employee transfers between facilities, with a report due to the Legislature by January 1, 2029, and the provision set to expire on January 1, 2033.