Section 4305. Revocation of the gift  


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  • 1.  If  the will, card, or other
      document or executed copy thereof has  been  delivered  to  a  specified
      donee, the donor may amend or revoke the gift by:
        (a) the execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement, or
        (b)  an  oral  statement  of  revocation  made  in the presence of two
      persons, communicated to the donee, or
        (c) a statement during a terminal illness or injury  addressed  to  an
      attending physician and communicated to the donee, or
        (d) a signed card or document, found on his person or in his effects.
        2.  Any document of gift which has not been delivered to the donee may
      be revoked in the manner set out in subdivision one of this  section  or
      by  destruction,  cancellation,  or  mutilation  of the document and all
      executed copies thereof.
        3. Any gift made by a will may be revoked or  amended  in  the  manner
      provided  for  revocation  or  amendment  of  wills  or  as  provided in
      subdivision one of this section.