California Code
DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE

CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11600. - 11600. The personal representative or an interested person may petition...

Section 11601. - 11601. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 11602. - 11602. The personal representative or any interested person may oppose...

Section 11603. - 11603. (a) If the court determines that the requirements for...

Section 11604. - 11604. (a) This section applies where distribution is to be...

Section 11604.5. - 11604.5. (a) This section applies when distribution from a decedent’s...

Section 11605. - 11605. When a court order made under this chapter becomes...

ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution

Section 11620. - 11620. A petition for an order for preliminary distribution of...

Section 11621. - 11621. (a) The court shall order distribution under this article...

Section 11622. - 11622. (a) If the court orders distribution before four months...

Section 11623. - 11623. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11601, if authority is granted to...

Section 11624. - 11624. The costs of a proceeding under this article shall...

ARTICLE 3 - Final Distribution

Section 11640. - 11640. (a) When all debts have been paid or adequately...

Section 11641. - 11641. When an order settling a final account and for...

Section 11642. - 11642. Any property acquired or discovered after the court order...

CHAPTER 2 - Determination of Persons Entitled to Distribution

Section 11700. - 11700. At any time after letters are first issued to...

Section 11701. - 11701. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 11702. - 11702. (a) Any interested person may appear and, at or...

Section 11703. - 11703. The Attorney General shall be deemed to be a...

Section 11704. - 11704. (a) The court shall consider as evidence in the...

Section 11705. - 11705. (a) The court shall make an order that determines...

CHAPTER 3 - Distribution of Property in Estate

Section 11750. - 11750. (a) The personal representative is responsible for distribution of...

Section 11751. - 11751. The personal representative shall obtain the receipt of the...

Section 11752. - 11752. If personal property in the possession of a distributee...

Section 11753. - 11753. (a) Distribution in compliance with the court order entitles...

Section 11754. - 11754. Expenses of administration of the estate shall include reasonable...

CHAPTER 4 - Deceased Distributee

Section 11801. - 11801. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the share...

Section 11802. - 11802. If a beneficiary satisfies the requirement of Section 11801,...

CHAPTER 5 - Deposit with County Treasurer

Section 11850. - 11850. Subject to Section 11851, the personal representative may deposit...

Section 11851. - 11851. (a) If property authorized by Section 11850 to be...

Section 11852. - 11852. The county treasurer shall give a receipt for a...

Section 11853. - 11853. If money is deposited or is already on deposit...

Section 11854. - 11854. (a) A person may claim money on deposit in...

CHAPTER 6 - Distribution to State

Section 11900. - 11900. (a) The court shall order property that is not...

Section 11901. - 11901. If the court orders distribution of property in the...

Section 11902. - 11902. (a) If the court orders distribution to the state,...

Section 11903. - 11903. (a) Property distributed to the state shall be held...

Section 11904. - 11904. No deposit of property in an estate shall be...

CHAPTER 7 - Partition or Allotment of Property

Section 11950. - 11950. (a) If two or more beneficiaries are entitled to...

Section 11951. - 11951. (a) A petition under this chapter may be filed...

Section 11952. - 11952. (a) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall...

Section 11953. - 11953. (a) The court shall partition, allot, or otherwise divide...

Section 11954. - 11954. (a) The court, in its discretion, may appoint one...

Section 11955. - 11955. The expenses of partition shall be equitably apportioned by...

Section 11956. - 11956. (a) The partition, allotment, or other division made by...

CHAPTER 8 - Interest and Income Accruing During Administration

Section 12000. - 12000. The provisions of this chapter apply where the intention...

Section 12001. - 12001. If interest is payable under this chapter, the rate...

Section 12002. - 12002. (a) Except as provided in this section, a specific...

Section 12003. - 12003. If a general pecuniary devise, including a general pecuniary...

Section 12004. - 12004. (a) An annuity commences at the testator’s death and...

Section 12005. - 12005. A devisee of a devise for maintenance is entitled...

Section 12006. - 12006. Net income received during administration not paid under other...

Section 12007. - 12007. This chapter does not apply in cases where the...