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CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions
Section 19000. - 19000. As used in this part: (a) “Claim” means a...
Section 19001. - 19001. (a) Upon the death of a settlor, the property...
Section 19002. - 19002. (a) Except as expressly provided, this part shall not...
Section 19003. - 19003. (a) At any time following the death of the...
Section 19004. - 19004. If the trustee files, publishes, and serves notice as...
Section 19005. - 19005. The trustee may at any time pay, reject, or...
Section 19006. - 19006. (a) If a trustee of a trust established by...
Section 19007. - 19007. Nothing in this part shall determine the liability of...
Section 19008. - 19008. If there is no proceeding to administer the probate...
Section 19009. - 19009. Nothing in this part shall be construed to permit...
Section 19010. - 19010. Nothing in this part imposes any duty on the...
Section 19011. - 19011. (a) The Judicial Council may prescribe the form and...
Section 19012. - 19012. (a) This part applies to claims against any deceased...
CHAPTER 2 - Petition for Approval and Settlement of Claims Against Deceased Settlor
Section 19020. - 19020. At any time after the filing and first publication...
Section 19021. - 19021. The petition shall be filed in that county as...
Section 19022. - 19022. (a) A proceeding under this chapter is commenced by...
Section 19023. - 19023. At least 30 days before the time set for...
Section 19024. - 19024. At least 30 days before the time set for...
Section 19025. - 19025. (a) If any creditor, beneficiary, or trustee fails timely...
Section 19026. - 19026. The court may dismiss a petition if it appears...
Section 19027. - 19027. (a) The court in its discretion may make any...
Section 19029. - 19029. The court may, on its own motion or on...
Section 19030. - 19030. In a case involving a charitable trust subject to...
CHAPTER 3 - Publication of Notice
Section 19040. - 19040. (a) Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall...
Section 19041. - 19041. The Legislature finds and declares that to be most...
CHAPTER 4 - Actual Notice to Creditors
Section 19050. - 19050. Except as provided in Section 19054, if the trustee...
Section 19051. - 19051. The notice shall be given before expiration of the...
Section 19052. - 19052. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:...
Section 19053. - 19053. (a) If the trustee believes that notice to a...
Section 19054. - 19054. Notwithstanding Section 19050, the trustee need not give notice...
CHAPTER 5 - Time for Filing Claims
Section 19100. - 19100. (a) A creditor shall file a claim before expiration...
Section 19101. - 19101. A vacancy in the office of the trustee that...
Section 19102. - 19102. A claim that is filed before expiration of the...
Section 19103. - 19103. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon petition...
Section 19104. - 19104. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a claim is...
CHAPTER 6 - Filing of Claims
Section 19150. - 19150. (a) A claim may be filed by the creditor...
Section 19151. - 19151. (a) A claim shall be supported by the affidavit...
Section 19152. - 19152. (a) If a claim is based on a written...
Section 19153. - 19153. The Judicial Council may adopt a claim form which...
Section 19154. - 19154. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, if...
CHAPTER 7 - Claims by Public Entities
Section 19200. - 19200. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a claim...
Section 19201. - 19201. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, if a claim of...
Section 19202. - 19202. (a) If the trustee knows or has reason to...
Section 19203. - 19203. If property in the trust is distributed before expiration...
Section 19204. - 19204. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect...
Section 19205. - 19205. This chapter does not apply to liability for the...
CHAPTER 8 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims
Section 19250. - 19250. When a claim is filed, the trustee shall allow...
Section 19251. - 19251. (a) Any allowance or rejection shall be in writing....
Section 19252. - 19252. The trustee shall have the power to pay any...
Section 19253. - 19253. (a) A claim barred by the statute of limitations...
Section 19254. - 19254. If within 30 days after a claim is filed...
Section 19255. - 19255. (a) A rejected claim is barred as to the...
CHAPTER 9 - Claims Established by Judgment
Section 19300. - 19300. (a) Except as provided in Section 19303, after the...
Section 19301. - 19301. When a money judgment against a trustee in a...
Section 19302. - 19302. (a) Notwithstanding the death of the settlor, a judgment...
Section 19303. - 19303. If trust property of the deceased settlor is subject...
Section 19304. - 19304. (a) An attachment lien may be converted into a...
CHAPTER 10 - Allocation of Debts Between Trust and Surviving Spouse
Section 19320. - 19320. If it appears that a debt of the deceased...
Section 19321. - 19321. A petition under Section 19320 shall include a statement...
Section 19322. - 19322. If it appears from the petition under Section 19320...
Section 19323. - 19323. (a) At least 30 days before the time set...
Section 19324. - 19324. (a) The trustee, the personal representative, if any, of...
Section 19325. - 19325. On making a determination as provided in this chapter,...
Section 19326. - 19326. Notwithstanding any other statute, funeral expenses and expenses of...
CHAPTER 11 - Liability of Settlor s Surviving Spouse
Section 19330. - 19330. If proceedings are commenced under this part for the...
CHAPTER 12 - Distributee Liability
Section 19400. - 19400. Subject to Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil...
Section 19401. - 19401. Subject to Section 19402, if the trustee filed a...
Section 19402. - 19402. (a) In any action under this chapter, subject to...
Section 19403. - 19403. Nothing in this chapter affects the rights of a...