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DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

Section 10382. - 10382. (a) No action for the recovery of property sold...

PART 6 - INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 10400. - 10400. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 10401. - 10401. As used in this part, “court supervision” means the...

Section 10402. - 10402. As used in this part, “full authority” means authority...

Section 10403. - 10403. As used in this part, “limited authority” means authority...

Section 10404. - 10404. The personal representative may not be granted authority to...

Section 10405. - 10405. A special administrator may be granted authority to administer...

Section 10406. - 10406. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), this part applies in...

CHAPTER 2 - Granting or Revoking Independent Administration Authority

Section 10450. - 10450. (a) To obtain authority to administer the estate under...

Section 10451. - 10451. (a) If the authority to administer the estate under...

Section 10452. - 10452. Unless an interested person objects as provided in Section...

Section 10453. - 10453. (a) If the personal representative is otherwise required to...

Section 10454. - 10454. (a) Any interested person may file a petition requesting...

CHAPTER 3 - Administration Under Independent Administration Authority

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 10500. - 10500. (a) Subject to the limitations and conditions of this...

Section 10501. - 10501. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whether...

Section 10502. - 10502. (a) Subject to the conditions and limitations of this...

Section 10503. - 10503. Subject to the limitations and requirements of this part,...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers Exercisable Only After Giving Notice of Proposed Action

Section 10510. - 10510. The personal representative may exercise the powers described in...

Section 10511. - 10511. The personal representative who has full authority has the...

Section 10512. - 10512. The personal representative has the power to sell or...

Section 10513. - 10513. The personal representative has the power to abandon tangible...

Section 10514. - 10514. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the personal representative has...

Section 10515. - 10515. The personal representative who has full authority has the...

Section 10516. - 10516. If the will gives a person the option to...

Section 10517. - 10517. The personal representative has the power to convey or...

Section 10518. - 10518. The personal representative has the power to allow, compromise,...

Section 10519. - 10519. The personal representative has the power to make a...

Section 10520. - 10520. If the time for filing claims has expired and...

ARTICLE 3 - Powers the Exercise of Which Requires Giving of Notice of Proposed Action Under Some Circumstances

Section 10530. - 10530. Except to the extent that this article otherwise provides,...

Section 10531. - 10531. (a) The personal representative has the power to manage...

Section 10532. - 10532. (a) The personal representative has the power to enter...

Section 10533. - 10533. (a) The personal representative has the power to do...

Section 10534. - 10534. (a) Subject to the partnership agreement and the provisions...

Section 10535. - 10535. (a) The personal representative has the power to pay...

Section 10536. - 10536. (a) The personal representative has the power to enter...

Section 10537. - 10537. (a) The personal representative has the power to sell...

Section 10538. - 10538. (a) The personal representative has the following powers: (1)...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers Exercisable Without Giving Notice of Proposed Action

Section 10550. - 10550. The personal representative may exercise the powers described in...

Section 10551. - 10551. In addition to the powers granted to the personal...

Section 10552. - 10552. The personal representative has the power to do all...

Section 10553. - 10553. The personal representative has the power to do all...

Section 10554. - 10554. The personal representative has the power to extend, renew,...

Section 10555. - 10555. The personal representative has the power to convey or...

Section 10556. - 10556. The personal representative has the power to pay all...

Section 10557. - 10557. The personal representative has the power to purchase an...

Section 10558. - 10558. The personal representative has the power to exercise an...

Section 10559. - 10559. The personal representative has the power to purchase securities...

Section 10560. - 10560. The personal representative has the power to hold a...

Section 10561. - 10561. The personal representative has the power to exercise security...

Section 10562. - 10562. The personal representative has the power to make repairs...

Section 10563. - 10563. The personal representative has the power to accept a...

Section 10564. - 10564. The personal representative has the power to give a...

CHAPTER 4 - Notice of Proposed Action Procedure

Section 10580. - 10580. (a) A personal representative who has been granted authority...

Section 10581. - 10581. Except as provided in Sections 10582 and 10583, notice...

Section 10582. - 10582. Notice of proposed action need not be given to...

Section 10583. - 10583. (a) Notice of proposed action need not be given...

Section 10584. - 10584. (a) A waiver or consent may be revoked only...

Section 10585. - 10585. (a) The notice of proposed action shall state all...

Section 10586. - 10586. The notice of proposed action shall be delivered pursuant...

Section 10587. - 10587. (a) Any person entitled to notice of proposed action...

Section 10588. - 10588. (a) Any person who is entitled to notice of...

Section 10589. - 10589. (a) If the proposed action is one that would...

Section 10590. - 10590. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), only a...

Section 10591. - 10591. (a) The failure of the personal representative to comply...

Section 10592. - 10592. (a) In a case where notice of proposed action...

PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation

ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative

Section 10800. - 10800. (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, for...

Section 10801. - 10801. (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, in...

Section 10802. - 10802. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if...

Section 10803. - 10803. An agreement between the personal representative and an heir...

Section 10804. - 10804. Notwithstanding any provision in the decedent’s will, a personal...

Section 10805. - 10805. If there are two or more personal representatives, the...

ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative

Section 10810. - 10810. (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, for...

Section 10811. - 10811. (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, in...

Section 10812. - 10812. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if...

Section 10813. - 10813. An agreement between the personal representative and the attorney...

Section 10814. - 10814. If there are two or more attorneys for the...

CHAPTER 2 - Allowance of Compensation by Court

Section 10830. - 10830. (a) At any time after four months from the...

Section 10831. - 10831. (a) At the time of the filing of the...

Section 10832. - 10832. Notwithstanding Sections 10830 and 10831, the court may allow...

CHAPTER 3 - Application of Part

Section 10850. - 10850. (a) This part does not apply in any proceeding...

PART 8 - ACCOUNTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 10900. - 10900. (a) An account shall include both a financial statement...

Section 10901. - 10901. On court order, or on request by an interested...

Section 10902. - 10902. When a personal representative receives assets from the conservator...

CHAPTER 2 - When Account Required

Section 10950. - 10950. (a) On its own motion or on petition of...

Section 10951. - 10951. The personal representative shall file a final account and...

Section 10952. - 10952. A personal representative who resigns or is removed from...

Section 10953. - 10953. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Incapacitated” means...

Section 10954. - 10954. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the...

CHAPTER 3 - Settlement of Account

Section 11000. - 11000. (a) The personal representative shall give notice of the...

Section 11001. - 11001. All matters relating to an account may be contested...

Section 11002. - 11002. (a) The court may conduct any hearing that may...

Section 11003. - 11003. (a) If the court determines that the contest was...

Section 11004. - 11004. The personal representative shall be allowed all necessary expenses...

Section 11005. - 11005. If a debt has been paid within the time...

CHAPTER 4 - Compelling Account

Section 11050. - 11050. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, if the...

Section 11051. - 11051. (a) A citation shall be issued, served, and returned,...

Section 11052. - 11052. If the personal representative does not appear and file...

PART 9 - PAYMENT OF DEBTS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 11400. - 11400. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 11401. - 11401. “Debt” means: (a) A claim that is established under...

Section 11402. - 11402. “Wage claim” means a claim for wages, not exceeding...

ARTICLE 2 - Proceedings Commenced Before July 1, 1988

Section 11405. - 11405. (a) This part does not apply in any proceeding...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

Section 11420. - 11420. (a) Debts shall be paid in the following order...

Section 11421. - 11421. Subject to Section 11420, as soon as the personal...

Section 11422. - 11422. (a) Except as provided in Section 11421, the personal...

Section 11423. - 11423. (a) Interest accrues on a debt from the date...

Section 11424. - 11424. The personal representative shall pay a debt to the...

Section 11428. - 11428. (a) If an estate is in all other respects...

Section 11429. - 11429. (a) Where the accounts of the personal representative have...

CHAPTER 3 - Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse

Section 11440. - 11440. If it appears that a debt of the decedent...

Section 11441. - 11441. The petition shall include a statement of all of...

Section 11442. - 11442. If it appears from the petition that allocation would...

Section 11443. - 11443. The petitioner shall give notice of the hearing as...

Section 11444. - 11444. (a) The personal representative and the surviving spouse may...

Section 11445. - 11445. On making a determination as provided in this chapter,...

Section 11446. - 11446. Notwithstanding any other statute, funeral expenses and expenses of...

CHAPTER 4 - Debts That are Contingent, Disputed, or Not Due

Section 11460. - 11460. As used in this chapter: (a) A debt is...

Section 11461. - 11461. When all other debts have been paid and the...

Section 11462. - 11462. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the...

Section 11463. - 11463. The court may order an amount deposited in a...

Section 11464. - 11464. (a) The court may order property in the estate...

Section 11465. - 11465. (a) The court may order that a trustee be...

Section 11466. - 11466. The court may order property in the estate distributed...

Section 11467. - 11467. The court may order that the administration of the...

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...

PART 11 - CLOSING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 1 - Time for Closing Estate

Section 12200. - 12200. The personal representative shall either petition for an order...

Section 12201. - 12201. If a report of status of administration is made...

Section 12202. - 12202. (a) The court may, on petition of any interested...

Section 12203. - 12203. (a) For purposes of this chapter, continuation of the...

Section 12204. - 12204. Failure of the personal representative to comply with an...

Section 12205. - 12205. (a) The court may reduce the compensation of the...

Section 12206. - 12206. A limitation in a will of the time for...

CHAPTER 2 - Discharge of Personal Representative

Section 12250. - 12250. (a) When the personal representative has complied with the...

Section 12251. - 12251. (a) At any time after appointment of a personal...

Section 12252. - 12252. If subsequent administration of an estate is necessary after...

PART 12 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED DEAD

Section 12400. - 12400. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used...

Section 12401. - 12401. In proceedings under this part, a person who has...

Section 12402. - 12402. Subject to the provisions of this part, the estate...

Section 12403. - 12403. (a) If the missing person was a resident of...

Section 12404. - 12404. (a) A petition may be filed in the court...

Section 12405. - 12405. Notice of hearing shall be served and published, and...

Section 12406. - 12406. (a) At the hearing, the court shall determine whether...

Section 12407. - 12407. (a) If the court finds that the alleged missing...

Section 12408. - 12408. (a) If the missing person reappears: (1) The missing...

PART 13 - NONDOMICILIARY DECEDENTS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 12500. - 12500. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 12501. - 12501. “Ancillary administration” means proceedings in this state for administration...

Section 12502. - 12502. “Foreign nation” means a jurisdiction other than a state...

Section 12503. - 12503. “Foreign nation personal representative” means a personal representative appointed...

Section 12504. - 12504. “Local personal representative” means a nondomiciliary decedent’s personal representative...

Section 12505. - 12505. “Nondomiciliary decedent” means a person who dies domiciled in...

Section 12506. - 12506. “Sister state” means a state other than this state....

Section 12507. - 12507. “Sister state personal representative” means a personal representative appointed...

CHAPTER 2 - Ancillary Administration

ARTICLE 1 - Opening Ancillary Administration

Section 12510. - 12510. Any interested person, or a sister state or foreign...

Section 12511. - 12511. The proper county for an ancillary administration proceeding under...

Section 12512. - 12512. Notice of an ancillary administration proceeding shall be given...

Section 12513. - 12513. If the decedent dies while domiciled in a sister...

ARTICLE 2 - Probate of Nondomiciliary Decedent s Will Admitted to Probate in Sister State or Foreign Nation

Section 12520. - 12520. (a) If a nondomiciliary decedent’s will has been admitted...

Section 12521. - 12521. (a) A petition for probate of a nondomiciliary decedent’s...

Section 12522. - 12522. If a will of a nondomiciliary decedent was admitted...

Section 12523. - 12523. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a...

Section 12524. - 12524. A nondomiciliary decedent’s will admitted to probate under this...

ARTICLE 3 - Application of General Provisions

Section 12530. - 12530. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this chapter,...

ARTICLE 4 - Distribution of Property to Sister State Personal Representative

Section 12540. - 12540. (a) If a person dies while domiciled in a...

Section 12541. - 12541. If necessary to make distribution pursuant to this article,...

Section 12542. - 12542. If the nondomiciliary decedent’s estate in the sister state...

CHAPTER 3 - Collection of Personal Property of Small Estate by Sister State Personal Representative Without Ancillary Administration

Section 12570. - 12570. If a nondomiciliary decedent’s property in this state satisfies...

Section 12571. - 12571. The effect of payment, delivery, or transfer of personal...

Section 12572. - 12572. The sister state personal representative may bring an action...

Section 12573. - 12573. A sister state personal representative who takes property by...

CHAPTER 4 - Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representative

Section 12590. - 12590. A sister state personal representative or foreign nation personal...

Section 12591. - 12591. A sister state personal representative or foreign nation personal...

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