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DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Passage of Decedent s Property

Section 7000. - 7000. Subject to Section 7001, title to a decedent’s property...

Section 7001. - 7001. The decedent’s property is subject to administration under this...

CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction and Courts

ARTICLE 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue

Section 7050. - 7050. The superior court has jurisdiction of proceedings under this...

Section 7051. - 7051. If the decedent was domiciled in this state at...

Section 7052. - 7052. If the decedent was not domiciled in this state...

ARTICLE 2 - Disqualification of Judge

Section 7060. - 7060. (a) In addition to any other ground provided by...

ARTICLE 3 - Transfer of Proceedings

Section 7070. - 7070. The court or judge shall order a proceeding under...

Section 7071. - 7071. Transfer of a proceeding under this article shall be...

Section 7072. - 7072. Upon petition of the personal representative or other interested...

CHAPTER 3 - Rules of Procedure

ARTICLE 2 - New Trials

Section 7220. - 7220. In proceedings under this code concerning the administration of...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Judgments and Orders

Section 7250. - 7250. (a) When a judgment or order made pursuant to...

ARTICLE 4 - Orders and Transactions Affecting Property

Section 7260. - 7260. As used in this article, “transaction” means a transaction...

Section 7261. - 7261. If a transaction affecting real property in the estate...

Section 7262. - 7262. A transaction executed by the personal representative in accordance...

Section 7263. - 7263. If an order is made setting apart a probate...

ARTICLE 5 - United States as Interested Person

Section 7280. - 7280. Where compensation, pension, insurance, or other allowance is made...

CHAPTER 4 - Public Administrators

ARTICLE 1 - Taking Temporary Possession or Control of Property

Section 7600. - 7600. If a public officer or employee knows of property...

Section 7600.5. - 7600.5. If a person dies in a hospital, convalescent hospital,...

Section 7600.6. - 7600.6. A funeral director in control of the decedent’s remains...

Section 7601. - 7601. (a) If no personal representative has been appointed, the...

Section 7602. - 7602. (a) A public administrator who is authorized to take...

Section 7603. - 7603. (a) A public administrator who is authorized to take...

Section 7604. - 7604. If the public administrator takes possession or control of...

Section 7605. - 7605. On or before January 1, 2010, the public administrator...

ARTICLE 2 - Appointment as Personal Representative

Section 7620. - 7620. The public administrator of the county in which the...

Section 7621. - 7621. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, appointment...

Section 7622. - 7622. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter: (a) The...

Section 7623. - 7623. (a) As used in this section, “additional compensation” means...

Section 7624. - 7624. (a) If after final distribution of an estate any...

ARTICLE 3 - Deposit of Money of Estate

Section 7640. - 7640. (a) The public administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit all...

Section 7641. - 7641. Money deposited in a financial institution or with the...

Section 7642. - 7642. (a) The public administrator shall credit each estate with...

Section 7643. - 7643. (a) The county treasurer shall receive and safely keep...

Section 7644. - 7644. (a) If a deposit in a financial institution is...

ARTICLE 4 - Summary Disposition of Small Estates

Section 7660. - 7660. (a) If a public administrator takes possession or control...

Section 7661. - 7661. A public administrator acting under authority of this article...

Section 7662. - 7662. The public administrator acting under authority of this article...

Section 7663. - 7663. (a) After payment of debts pursuant to Section 7662,...

Section 7664. - 7664. A person to whom property is distributed under this...

Section 7665. - 7665. (a) The public administrator shall file with the clerk...

Section 7666. - 7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in...

PART 2 - OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 1 - Commencement of Proceedings

Section 8000. - 8000. (a) At any time after a decedent’s death, any...

Section 8001. - 8001. Unless good cause for delay is shown, if a...

Section 8002. - 8002. (a) The petition shall contain all of the following...

Section 8003. - 8003. (a) The hearing on the petition shall be set...

Section 8004. - 8004. (a) If appointment of the personal representative is contested,...

Section 8005. - 8005. (a) At the hearing on the petition, the court...

Section 8006. - 8006. (a) If the court finds that the matters referred...

Section 8007. - 8007. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an order...

CHAPTER 2 - Notice of Hearing

ARTICLE 1 - Contents

Section 8100. - 8100. The notice of hearing of a petition for administration...

ARTICLE 2 - Service of Notice of Hearing

Section 8110. - 8110. At least 15 days before the hearing of a...

Section 8111. - 8111. If the decedent’s will involves or may involve a...

Section 8112. - 8112. A general personal representative shall give notice of administration...

Section 8113. - 8113. If a citizen of a foreign country dies without...

ARTICLE 3 - Publication

Section 8120. - 8120. In addition to service of the notice of hearing...

Section 8121. - 8121. (a) The first publication date of the notice shall...

Section 8122. - 8122. The Legislature finds and declares that, to be most...

Section 8123. - 8123. The caption of a notice under this article shall...

Section 8124. - 8124. A petition for administration of a decedent’s estate shall...

Section 8125. - 8125. Notwithstanding Section 8100, after the notice of hearing is...

CHAPTER 3 - Probate of Will

ARTICLE 1 - Production of Will

Section 8200. - 8200. (a) Unless a petition for probate of the will...

Section 8201. - 8201. If, on petition to the superior court of the...

Section 8202. - 8202. If the will of a person who was domiciled...

Section 8203. - 8203. If a will has been delivered to the clerk...

ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Will

Section 8220. - 8220. Unless there is a contest of a will: (a)...

Section 8221. - 8221. If no subscribing witness is available as a witness...

Section 8222. - 8222. A holographic will may be proved in the same...

Section 8223. - 8223. The petition for probate of a lost or destroyed...

Section 8224. - 8224. The testimony of each witness in a proceeding concerning...

Section 8225. - 8225. When the court admits a will to probate, that...

Section 8226. - 8226. (a) If no person contests the validity of a...

ARTICLE 3 - Contest of Will

Section 8250. - 8250. (a) When a will is contested under Section 8004,...

Section 8251. - 8251. (a) The petitioner and any other interested person may...

Section 8252. - 8252. (a) At the trial, the proponents of the will...

Section 8253. - 8253. At the trial, each subscribing witness shall be produced...

Section 8254. - 8254. The court may make appropriate orders, including orders sustaining...

ARTICLE 4 - Revocation of Probate

Section 8270. - 8270. (a) Within 120 days after a will is admitted...

Section 8271. - 8271. (a) On the filing of the petition, a summons...

Section 8272. - 8272. (a) If it appears on satisfactory proof that the...

CHAPTER 4 - Appointment of Personal Representative

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 8400. - 8400. (a) A person has no power to administer the...

Section 8401. - 8401. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8400, a petitioner for appointment as...

Section 8402. - 8402. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a...

Section 8403. - 8403. (a) Before letters are issued, the personal representative shall...

Section 8404. - 8404. (a) Before letters are issued, the personal representative (other...

Section 8405. - 8405. Letters shall be signed by the clerk under the...

ARTICLE 2 - Executors

Section 8420. - 8420. The person named as executor in the decedent’s will...

Section 8421. - 8421. If a person is not named as executor in...

Section 8422. - 8422. (a) The testator may by will confer on a...

Section 8423. - 8423. If the executor named in the will is a...

Section 8424. - 8424. (a) If a person named as executor is under...

Section 8425. - 8425. If the court does not appoint all the persons...

ARTICLE 3 - Administrators With the Will Annexed

Section 8440. - 8440. An administrator with the will annexed shall be appointed...

Section 8441. - 8441. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), persons and...

Section 8442. - 8442. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), an administrator with the...

ARTICLE 4 - Administrators

Section 8460. - 8460. (a) If the decedent dies intestate, the court shall...

Section 8461. - 8461. Subject to the provisions of this article, a person...

Section 8462. - 8462. The surviving spouse or domestic partner of the decedent,...

Section 8463. - 8463. If the surviving spouse is a party to an...

Section 8464. - 8464. If a person otherwise entitled to appointment as administrator...

Section 8465. - 8465. (a) The court may appoint as administrator a person...

Section 8466. - 8466. If a person whose only priority is that of...

Section 8467. - 8467. If several persons have equal priority for appointment as...

Section 8468. - 8468. If persons having priority fail to claim appointment as...

Section 8469. - 8469. (a) For good cause, the court may allow the...

ARTICLE 5 - Bond

Section 8480. - 8480. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person...

Section 8481. - 8481. (a) A bond is not required in either of...

Section 8482. - 8482. (a) The court in its discretion may fix the...

Section 8483. - 8483. (a) This section applies where property in the estate...

Section 8484. - 8484. If a personal representative petitions to have the amount...

Section 8485. - 8485. A personal representative who petitions for substitution or release...

Section 8486. - 8486. The personal representative shall be allowed the reasonable cost...

Section 8487. - 8487. The provisions of the Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter...

Section 8488. - 8488. (a) In case of a breach of a condition...

ARTICLE 6 - Removal From Office

Section 8500. - 8500. (a) Any interested person may petition for removal of...

Section 8501. - 8501. On removal of a personal representative from office, the...

Section 8502. - 8502. A personal representative may be removed from office for...

Section 8503. - 8503. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), an administrator may be...

Section 8504. - 8504. (a) After appointment of an administrator on the ground...

Section 8505. - 8505. (a) A personal representative may be removed from office...

ARTICLE 7 - Changes in Administration

Section 8520. - 8520. A vacancy occurs in the office of a personal...

Section 8521. - 8521. (a) Unless the will provides otherwise or the court...

Section 8522. - 8522. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of...

Section 8523. - 8523. The court may make orders that are necessary to...

Section 8524. - 8524. (a) A successor personal representative is entitled to demand,...

Section 8525. - 8525. (a) The acts of the personal representative before a...

ARTICLE 8 - Special Administrators

Section 8540. - 8540. (a) If the circumstances of the estate require the...

Section 8541. - 8541. (a) Appointment of a special administrator may be made...

Section 8542. - 8542. (a) The clerk shall issue letters to the special...

Section 8543. - 8543. Subject to subdivision (b) of Section 8481, the court...

Section 8544. - 8544. (a) Except to the extent the order appointing a...

Section 8545. - 8545. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8544, the court may grant a...

Section 8546. - 8546. (a) The powers of a special administrator cease on...

Section 8547. - 8547. (a) Subject to the limitations of this section, the...

ARTICLE 9 - Nonresident Personal Representative

Section 8570. - 8570. As used in this article, “nonresident personal representative” means...

Section 8571. - 8571. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and notwithstanding...

Section 8572. - 8572. (a) Acceptance of appointment by a nonresident personal representative...

Section 8573. - 8573. A nonresident personal representative shall sign and file with...

Section 8574. - 8574. (a) Service of process or notice of a motion...

Section 8575. - 8575. Proof of compliance with Section 8574 shall be made...

Section 8576. - 8576. (a) Except as provided in this section, service made...

Section 8577. - 8577. (a) Failure of a nonresident personal representative to comply...

PART 3 - INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 8800. - 8800. (a) The personal representative shall file with the court...

Section 8801. - 8801. If the personal representative acquires knowledge of property to...

Section 8802. - 8802. The inventory and appraisal shall separately list each item...

Section 8803. - 8803. On the filing of an inventory and appraisal or...

Section 8804. - 8804. If the personal representative refuses or negligently fails to...

CHAPTER 2 - Inventory

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 8850. - 8850. (a) The inventory, including partial and supplemental inventories, shall...

Section 8851. - 8851. The discharge or devise in a will of any...

Section 8852. - 8852. (a) The personal representative shall take and subscribe an...

ARTICLE 2 - Discovery of Property of Decedent

Section 8870. - 8870. (a) On petition by the personal representative or an...

Section 8871. - 8871. Interrogatories may be put to a person cited to...

Section 8872. - 8872. (a) At an examination witnesses may be produced and...

Section 8873. - 8873. (a) On petition by the personal representative, the court...

CHAPTER 3 - Appraisal

ARTICLE 1 - Procedure

Section 8900. - 8900. The appraisal of property in the inventory shall be...

Section 8901. - 8901. The personal representative shall appraise the following property, excluding...

Section 8902. - 8902. Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) The personal...

Section 8903. - 8903. (a) The court may, for good cause, waive appraisal...

Section 8904. - 8904. (a) A unique, artistic, unusual, or special item of...

Section 8905. - 8905. A person who appraises property, whether a personal representative,...

Section 8906. - 8906. (a) At any time before the hearing on the...

Section 8907. - 8907. Neither the personal representative nor the attorney for the...

Section 8908. - 8908. A probate referee who appraises property in the estate...

Section 8909. - 8909. A probate referee who appraises property in an estate...

ARTICLE 2 - Designation and Removal of Probate Referee

Section 8920. - 8920. The probate referee, when designated by the court, shall...

Section 8921. - 8921. The court may designate a person requested by the...

Section 8922. - 8922. The court has authority and discretion not to designate...

Section 8923. - 8923. The court may not designate as probate referee any...

Section 8924. - 8924. (a) The court shall remove the designated probate referee...

ARTICLE 3 - Time for Probate Referee Appraisal

Section 8940. - 8940. (a) The probate referee shall promptly and with reasonable...

Section 8941. - 8941. (a) The court shall, on petition of the personal...

ARTICLE 4 - Commission and Expenses of Probate Referee

Section 8960. - 8960. (a) The commission and expenses provided by this article...

Section 8961. - 8961. As compensation for services the probate referee shall receive...

Section 8963. - 8963. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8961 and subject to subdivision (b),...

Section 8964. - 8964. If more than one probate referee appraises or participates...

ARTICLE 5 - Transitional Provision

Section 8980. - 8980. If an inventory is delivered to a probate referee...

PART 4 - CREDITOR CLAIMS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 9000. - 9000. As used in this division: (a) “Claim” means a...

Section 9001. - 9001. (a) The publication of notice under Section 8120 and...

Section 9002. - 9002. Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) All claims...

Section 9003. - 9003. A claim that is established under this part shall...

Section 9004. - 9004. (a) This part does not apply in any proceeding...

CHAPTER 2 - Notice to Creditors

Section 9050. - 9050. (a) Subject to Section 9054, the personal representative shall...

Section 9051. - 9051. The notice shall be given within the later of:...

Section 9052. - 9052. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:...

Section 9053. - 9053. (a) If the personal representative believes that notice to...

Section 9054. - 9054. Notwithstanding Section 9050, the personal representative need not give...

CHAPTER 3 - Time for Filing Claims

Section 9100. - 9100. (a) A creditor shall file a claim before expiration...

Section 9101. - 9101. A vacancy in the office of the personal representative...

Section 9102. - 9102. A claim that is filed before expiration of the...

Section 9103. - 9103. (a) Upon petition by a creditor or the personal...

Section 9104. - 9104. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a claim is...

CHAPTER 4 - Filing of Claims

Section 9150. - 9150. (a) A claim may be filed by the creditor...

Section 9151. - 9151. (a) A claim shall be supported by the affidavit...

Section 9152. - 9152. (a) If a claim is based on a written...

Section 9153. - 9153. A claim form adopted by the Judicial Council shall...

Section 9154. - 9154. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, if...

CHAPTER 5 - Claims by Public Entities

Section 9200. - 9200. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a claim...

Section 9201. - 9201. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, if a claim of...

Section 9202. - 9202. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date...

Section 9203. - 9203. (a) Failure of a person to give the written...

Section 9204. - 9204. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect...

Section 9205. - 9205. This chapter does not apply to liability for the...

CHAPTER 6 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims

Section 9250. - 9250. (a) When a claim is filed, the personal representative...

Section 9251. - 9251. If the personal representative is not authorized to act...

Section 9252. - 9252. (a) If the personal representative or the attorney for...

Section 9253. - 9253. A claim barred by the statute of limitations may...

Section 9254. - 9254. (a) The validity of an allowed or approved claim...

Section 9255. - 9255. (a) The personal representative may allow a claim, or...

Section 9256. - 9256. If within 30 days after a claim is filed...

CHAPTER 7 - Claims Established by Judgment

Section 9300. - 9300. (a) Except as provided in Section 9303, after the...

Section 9301. - 9301. When a money judgment against a personal representative in...

Section 9302. - 9302. (a) Notwithstanding the death of the decedent, a judgment...

Section 9303. - 9303. If property of the decedent is subject to an...

Section 9304. - 9304. (a) An attachment lien may be converted into a...

CHAPTER 8 - Claims in Litigation

ARTICLE 1 - Claim Where No Pending Action or Proceeding

Section 9350. - 9350. This article applies to any claim other than a...

Section 9351. - 9351. An action may not be commenced against a decedent’s...

Section 9352. - 9352. (a) The filing of a claim or a petition...

Section 9353. - 9353. (a) Regardless of whether the statute of limitations otherwise...

Section 9354. - 9354. (a) In addition to any other county in which...

ARTICLE 2 - Claim Where Action or Proceeding Pending

Section 9370. - 9370. (a) An action or proceeding pending against the decedent...

ARTICLE 3 - Litigation Where No Claim Required

Section 9390. - 9390. (a) An action to establish the decedent’s liability for...

Section 9391. - 9391. Except as provided in Section 10361, the holder of...

Section 9392. - 9392. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a person to whom...

Section 9392. - 9392. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a person to whom...

ARTICLE 4 - Transitional Provision

Section 9399. - 9399. (a) This chapter does not apply to an action...

PART 5 - ESTATE MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative

Section 9600. - 9600. (a) The personal representative has the management and control...

Section 9601. - 9601. (a) If a personal representative breaches a fiduciary duty,...

Section 9602. - 9602. (a) If the personal representative is liable for interest...

Section 9603. - 9603. The provisions of Sections 9601 and 9602 for liability...

Section 9604. - 9604. No personal representative is chargeable upon a special promise...

Section 9605. - 9605. Appointment of a person as personal representative does not...

Section 9606. - 9606. Unless otherwise provided in the instrument or in this...

ARTICLE 2 - Court Supervision

Section 9610. - 9610. Unless this part specifically provides a proceeding to obtain...

Section 9611. - 9611. (a) In all cases where no other procedure is...

Section 9613. - 9613. (a) On petition of any interested person, and upon...

Section 9614. - 9614. (a) On petition of an interested person, the court...

ARTICLE 3 - Summary Determination of Disputes

Section 9620. - 9620. If there is a dispute relating to the estate...

Section 9621. - 9621. If there is a dispute relating to the estate...

ARTICLE 4 - Joint Personal Representatives

Section 9630. - 9630. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b), (c), and (d): (1)...

Section 9631. - 9631. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), where there...

ARTICLE 5 - Independent Administration

Section 9640. - 9640. Nothing in this part limits or restricts any authority...

ARTICLE 6 - Transitional Provision

Section 9645. - 9645. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), any petition...

CHAPTER 2 - Estate Management Generally

Section 9650. - 9650. (a) Except as provided by statute and subject to...

Section 9651. - 9651. (a) A personal representative who in good faith takes...

Section 9652. - 9652. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 9653. - 9653. (a) On application of a creditor of the decedent...

Section 9654. - 9654. The heirs or devisees may themselves, or jointly with...

Section 9655. - 9655. With respect to a share of stock of a...

Section 9656. - 9656. The personal representative may insure the property of the...

Section 9657. - 9657. The personal representative shall not make profit by the...

CHAPTER 3 - Deposit of Money and Personal Property With Financial Institutions

Section 9700. - 9700. The personal representative may deposit money of the estate...

Section 9701. - 9701. The personal representative may deposit personal property of the...

Section 9702. - 9702. (a) A trust company serving as personal representative may...

Section 9703. - 9703. (a) Upon application of the personal representative, the court...

Section 9704. - 9704. When an order for distribution of money or personal...

Section 9705. - 9705. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), where a trust company...

CHAPTER 4 - Investments and Purchase of Property

Section 9730. - 9730. Pending distribution of the estate, the personal representative may...

Section 9731. - 9731. (a) Pending distribution of the estate, upon a showing...

Section 9732. - 9732. (a) The court may order that money of the...

Section 9733. - 9733. (a) Pending distribution of the estate or at the...

Section 9734. - 9734. (a) If an asset of the estate consists of...

Section 9735. - 9735. (a) After authorization by order of court, the personal...

Section 9736. - 9736. The personal representative may hold a security in the...

Section 9737. - 9737. (a) If an estate by reason of owning securities...

CHAPTER 5 - Operation of Decedent s Business

Section 9760. - 9760. (a) As used in this section, “decedent’s business” means...

Section 9761. - 9761. If a partnership existed between the decedent and another...

Section 9762. - 9762. (a) After authorization by order of court upon a...

Section 9763. - 9763. (a) If the decedent was a general partner, the...

Section 9764. - 9764. (a) The personal representative of the estate of a...

Section 9765. - 9765. (a) Commencing January 1, 2024, a professional fiduciary is...

CHAPTER 6 - Abandonment of Tangible Personal Property

Section 9780. - 9780. Unless the property is specifically devised, subject to the...

Section 9781. - 9781. Unless otherwise provided in the will, subject to the...

Section 9782. - 9782. (a) Except as provided in Section 9785, before disposing...

Section 9783. - 9783. A person described in Section 9782 may personally deliver...

Section 9784. - 9784. (a) A person described in Section 9782 who objects...

Section 9785. - 9785. Notice of the proposed disposition or abandonment need not...

Section 9786. - 9786. A person who objects to the disposition or abandonment...

Section 9787. - 9787. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person...

Section 9788. - 9788. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 9783 and 9784, the personal representative...

CHAPTER 7 - Borrowing, Refinancing, and Encumbering Property

Section 9800. - 9800. (a) Subject to subdivision (c), after authorization by order...

Section 9801. - 9801. If property of the estate consists of an undivided...

Section 9802. - 9802. (a) The personal representative or any interested person may...

Section 9803. - 9803. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 9804. - 9804. (a) Subject to subdivision (c), if the court is...

Section 9805. - 9805. (a) The personal representative shall execute and deliver the...

Section 9806. - 9806. (a) Every mortgage, deed of trust, or security interest...

Section 9807. - 9807. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no judgment...

CHAPTER 8 - Actions and Proceedings by or Against Personal Representative

Section 9820. - 9820. The personal representative may: (a) Commence and maintain actions...

Section 9822. - 9822. The personal representative may bring an action on the...

Section 9823. - 9823. (a) If the decedent leaves an undivided interest in...

CHAPTER 9 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations

Section 9830. - 9830. (a) Unless this chapter or some other applicable statute...

Section 9831. - 9831. Unless the time for filing creditor claims has expired,...

Section 9832. - 9832. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), authorization by...

Section 9833. - 9833. Authorization by order of court is required for a...

Section 9834. - 9834. Authorization by order of court is required for any...

Section 9835. - 9835. Authorization by order of court is required for the...

Section 9836. - 9836. The court authorization required by this chapter shall be...

Section 9837. - 9837. (a) A petition for an order authorizing a compromise,...

Section 9838. - 9838. (a) If an order made under Section 9837 authorizes...

Section 9839. - 9839. If the personal representative pays a claim for less...

CHAPTER 10 - Acceptance of Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure or Trustee s Sale; Grant of Partial Satisfaction or Partial Reconveyance

Section 9850. - 9850. (a) If it is to the advantage of the...

Section 9851. - 9851. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if it...

CHAPTER 12 - Purchase of Claims or Estate Property by Personal Representative or Personal Representative s Attorney

Section 9880. - 9880. Except as provided in this chapter, neither the personal...

Section 9881. - 9881. Upon a petition filed under Section 9883, the court...

Section 9882. - 9882. Upon a petition filed under Section 9883, the court...

Section 9883. - 9883. (a) The personal representative may file a petition requesting...

Section 9884. - 9884. This chapter does not prohibit the purchase of property...

Section 9885. - 9885. This chapter does not prevent the exercise by the...

CHAPTER 13 - Dedication or Conveyance to Governmental Entity; Easements and Access Rights

Section 9900. - 9900. If it is to the advantage of the estate...

Section 9901. - 9901. (a) The personal representative or any interested person may...

CHAPTER 14 - Exchange of Property

Section 9920. - 9920. If it is to the advantage of the estate...

Section 9921. - 9921. To obtain an order under this chapter, the personal...

Section 9922. - 9922. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notice of...

Section 9923. - 9923. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under...

CHAPTER 15 - Leases

Section 9940. - 9940. For the purpose of this chapter: (a) “Lease” includes,...

Section 9941. - 9941. If it is to the advantage of the estate,...

Section 9942. - 9942. (a) The personal representative may lease, as lessor, real...

Section 9943. - 9943. (a) To obtain an order under this chapter, the...

Section 9944. - 9944. (a) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall...

Section 9945. - 9945. (a) At the hearing, the court shall entertain and...

Section 9946. - 9946. (a) Subject to Section 9947, an order authorizing the...

Section 9947. - 9947. (a) Except as provided in this section, the term...

Section 9948. - 9948. (a) The personal representative shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver...

CHAPTER 16 - Granting Option to Purchase Real Property

Section 9960. - 9960. After authorization by order of court obtained under this...

Section 9961. - 9961. To obtain an order under this chapter, the personal...

Section 9962. - 9962. The purchase price of the real property subject to...

Section 9963. - 9963. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 9964. - 9964. (a) The court shall make an order authorizing the...

Section 9965. - 9965. An option granted pursuant to an order made under...

Section 9966. - 9966. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under...

CHAPTER 17 - Option to Purchase Given in Will

Section 9980. - 9980. (a) Where an option to purchase real or personal...

Section 9981. - 9981. (a) Where an option to purchase real or personal...

Section 9982. - 9982. The court shall not make an order under this...

Section 9983. - 9983. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under...

CHAPTER 18 - Sales

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 10000. - 10000. Subject to the limitations, conditions, and requirements of this...

Section 10001. - 10001. (a) If the personal representative neglects or refuses to...

Section 10002. - 10002. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if directions are given...

Section 10003. - 10003. Subject to Part 4 (commencing with Section 21400) of...

Section 10004. - 10004. (a) Where the personal representative determines in his or...

Section 10005. - 10005. (a) If any property in the estate is sold...

Section 10006. - 10006. If property in the estate is to be sold...

ARTICLE 2 - Contract With Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer

Section 10150. - 10150. (a) The personal representative may enter into a written...

Section 10151. - 10151. (a) The personal representative may enter into a written...

ARTICLE 3 - Compensation of Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer

Section 10160. - 10160. The estate is not liable to an agent, broker,...

Section 10160.5. - 10160.5. The estate is not liable to an agent or...

Section 10161. - 10161. (a) Subject to the provisions of this article, whether...

Section 10162. - 10162. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), where the bid returned...

Section 10162.3. - 10162.3. (a) This section applies if all of the following...

Section 10162.5. - 10162.5. Subject to Section 10162.6, where an agent or broker...

Section 10162.6. - 10162.6. (a) This section applies if both of the following...

Section 10162.7. - 10162.7. (a) Subject to Section 10162.6, this section applies if...

Section 10163. - 10163. Subject to Sections 10162 and 10162.6, where the original...

Section 10164. - 10164. (a) This section applies only where the court confirms...

Section 10165. - 10165. (a) Subject to Section 10162.6, where the court confirms...

Section 10166. - 10166. Notwithstanding that a bid contains a condition that a...

Section 10167. - 10167. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), whether or not the...

Section 10168. - 10168. This article does not supersede any agreement cooperating agents...

ARTICLE 4 - Special Provisions Applicable to Particular Types of Property

Section 10200. - 10200. (a) As used in this section, “securities” means “security”...

Section 10201. - 10201. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Federal association”...

Section 10202. - 10202. Notwithstanding Section 10200, if an estate by reason of...

Section 10203. - 10203. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), where property...

Section 10204. - 10204. Property of the estate that consists of a partnership...

Section 10205. - 10205. A chose in action belonging to the estate may...

Section 10206. - 10206. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if...

Section 10207. - 10207. (a) Real property suitable for a shift-in-land-use loan to...

ARTICLE 5 - Sale of Personal Property

Section 10250. - 10250. Subject to Sections 10251 and 10252 and except as...

Section 10251. - 10251. (a) If it is shown that it will be...

Section 10252. - 10252. Personal property may be sold with or without notice,...

Section 10253. - 10253. (a) The notice of sale given pursuant to Section...

Section 10254. - 10254. (a) Unless the court orders otherwise pursuant to subdivision...

Section 10255. - 10255. (a) A private sale of personal property may not...

Section 10256. - 10256. Whether a sale of personal property is private or...

Section 10257. - 10257. (a) Personal property may be sold for cash or...

Section 10258. - 10258. (a) On petition of the personal representative, the court...

Section 10259. - 10259. (a) Title to the following personal property passes upon...

Section 10260. - 10260. (a) Except as provided in Sections 10200, 10201, 10202,...

Section 10261. - 10261. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, at the...

Section 10262. - 10262. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a...

Section 10263. - 10263. If notice of the sale was required, before an...

Section 10264. - 10264. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under...

ARTICLE 6 - Sale of Real Property

Section 10300. - 10300. (a) Except as provided in Sections 10301 to 10303,...

Section 10301. - 10301. (a) If it appears from the inventory and appraisal...

Section 10302. - 10302. (a) If it is shown that it will be...

Section 10303. - 10303. Real property may be sold with or without notice,...

Section 10304. - 10304. (a) The notice of sale given pursuant to this...

Section 10305. - 10305. (a) A sale of real property at public auction...

Section 10306. - 10306. (a) A private sale of real property may not...

Section 10307. - 10307. Whether a sale of real property is private or...

Section 10308. - 10308. (a) Except as provided in Section 10503, all sales...

Section 10309. - 10309. (a) Except as provided in Section 10207, no sale...

Section 10310. - 10310. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, at the...

Section 10311. - 10311. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e),...

Section 10312. - 10312. If notice of the sale was required, before an...

Section 10313. - 10313. (a) The court shall make an order confirming the...

Section 10314. - 10314. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon confirmation...

Section 10315. - 10315. (a) If a sale is made on credit, the...

Section 10316. - 10316. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under...

ARTICLE 7 - Vacating Sale for Purchaser s Default; Liability of Defaulting Purchaser for Damages

Section 10350. - 10350. (a) If after court confirmation of sale of real...

Section 10351. - 10351. (a) The court may vacate the order of confirmation...

ARTICLE 8 - Application of Sale Proceeds of Encumbered Property; Sale to Lienholder

Section 10360. - 10360. As used in this article: (a) “Amount secured by...

Section 10361. - 10361. (a) If encumbered property is sold, the purchase money...

Section 10361.5. - 10361.5. The personal representative or any interested party may, at...

Section 10361.6. - 10361.6. (a) At least 30 days prior to the day...

Section 10362. - 10362. (a) If encumbered property is sold, the purchase money,...

Section 10363. - 10363. (a) At a sale of real or personal property...

ARTICLE 9 - Damages and Recovery of Property

Section 10380. - 10380. The personal representative is liable to an interested person...

Section 10381. - 10381. In addition to any other damages for which the...

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