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2011 California Code
Probate Code
DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000 - 12591]

DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

7000-12591

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

7000-7666

CHAPTER 1. Passage of Decedent’s Property

CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Courts

7050-7072

ARTICLE 1. Jurisdiction and Venue

ARTICLE 2. Disqualification of Judge

ARTICLE 3. Transfer of Proceedings

CHAPTER 3. Rules of Procedure

7220-7280

ARTICLE 1. Trial by Jury

ARTICLE 2. New Trials

ARTICLE 3.5. Judgments and Orders

ARTICLE 4. Orders and Transactions Affecting Property

ARTICLE 5. United States as Interested Person

CHAPTER 4. Public Administrators

7600-7666

ARTICLE 1. Taking Temporary Possession or Control of Property

ARTICLE 2. Appointment as Personal Representative

ARTICLE 3. Deposit of Money of Estate

ARTICLE 4. Summary Disposition of Small Estates

PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

8000-8577

CHAPTER 1. Commencement of Proceedings

CHAPTER 2. Notice of Hearing

8100-8125

ARTICLE 1. Contents

ARTICLE 2. Service of Notice of Hearing

ARTICLE 3. Publication

CHAPTER 3. Probate of Will

8200-8272

ARTICLE 1. Production of Will

ARTICLE 2. Proof of Will

ARTICLE 3. Contest of Will

ARTICLE 4. Revocation of Probate

CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative

8400-8577

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Executors

ARTICLE 3. Administrators With the Will Annexed

ARTICLE 4. Administrators

ARTICLE 5. Bond

ARTICLE 6. Removal From Office

ARTICLE 7. Changes in Administration

ARTICLE 8. Special Administrators

ARTICLE 9. Nonresident Personal Representative

PART 3. INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL

8800-8980

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Inventory

8850-8873

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Discovery of Property of Decedent

CHAPTER 3. Appraisal

8900-8980

ARTICLE 1. Procedure

ARTICLE 2. Designation and Removal of Probate Referee

ARTICLE 3. Time for Probate Referee Appraisal

ARTICLE 4. Commission and Expenses of Probate Referee

ARTICLE 5. Transitional Provision

PART 4. CREDITOR CLAIMS

9000-9399

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Notice to Creditors

CHAPTER 3. Time for Filing Claims

CHAPTER 4. Filing of Claims

CHAPTER 5. Claims by Public Entities

CHAPTER 6. Allowance and Rejection of Claims

CHAPTER 7. Claims Established by Judgment

CHAPTER 8. Claims in Litigation

9350-9399

ARTICLE 1. Claim Where No Pending Action or Proceeding

ARTICLE 2. Claim Where Action or Proceeding Pending

ARTICLE 3. Litigation Where No Claim Required

ARTICLE 4. Transitional Provision

PART 5. ESTATE MANAGEMENT

9600-10382

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

9600-9645

ARTICLE 1. Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative

ARTICLE 2. Court Supervision

ARTICLE 3. Summary Determination of Disputes

ARTICLE 4. Joint Personal Representatives

ARTICLE 5. Independent Administration

ARTICLE 6. Transitional Provision

CHAPTER 2. Estate Management Generally

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

CHAPTER 4. Investments and Purchase of Property

CHAPTER 5. Operation of Decedent’s Business

CHAPTER 6. Abandonment of Tangible Personal Property

CHAPTER 7. Borrowing, Refinancing, and Encumbering Property

CHAPTER 8. Actions and Proceedings by or Against Personal Representative

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

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

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

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

CHAPTER 14. Exchange of Property

CHAPTER 15. Leases

CHAPTER 16. Granting Option to Purchase Real Property

CHAPTER 17. Option to Purchase Given in Will

CHAPTER 18. Sales

10000-10382

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Contract With Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer

ARTICLE 3. Compensation of Agent, Broker, or Auctioneer

ARTICLE 4. Special Provisions Applicable to Particular Types of Property

ARTICLE 5. Sale of Personal Property

ARTICLE 6. Sale of Real Property

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

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

ARTICLE 9. Damages and Recovery of Property

PART 6. INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

10400-10592

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Granting or Revoking Independent Administration Authority

CHAPTER 3. Administration Under Independent Administration Authority

10500-10564

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

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

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

ARTICLE 4. Powers Exercisable Without Giving Notice of Proposed Action

CHAPTER 4. Notice of Proposed Action Procedure

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

10800-10850

CHAPTER 1. Amount of Compensation

10800-10814

ARTICLE 1. Compensation of Personal Representative

ARTICLE 2. Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative

CHAPTER 2. Allowance of Compensation by Court

CHAPTER 3. Application of Part

PART 8. ACCOUNTS

10900-11052

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. When Account Required

CHAPTER 3. Settlement of Account

CHAPTER 4. Compelling Account

PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS

11400-11467

CHAPTER 1. Definitions and Preliminary Provisions

11400-11405

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Proceedings Commenced Before July 1, 1988

CHAPTER 2. General Provisions

CHAPTER 3. Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse

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

PART 10. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE

11600-12007

CHAPTER 1. Order for Distribution

11600-11642

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Preliminary Distribution

ARTICLE 3. Final Distribution

CHAPTER 2. Determination of Persons Entitled to Distribution

CHAPTER 3. Distribution of Property in Estate

CHAPTER 4. Deceased Distributee

CHAPTER 5. Deposit with County Treasurer

CHAPTER 6. Distribution to State

CHAPTER 7. Partition or Allotment of Property

CHAPTER 8. Interest and Income Accruing During Administration

PART 11. CLOSING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

12200-12252

CHAPTER 1. Time for Closing Estate

CHAPTER 2. Discharge of Personal Representative

PART 12. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED DEAD

PART 13. NONDOMICILIARY DECEDENTS

12500-12591

CHAPTER 1. Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Ancillary Administration

12510-12542

ARTICLE 1. Opening Ancillary Administration

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

ARTICLE 3. Application of General Provisions

ARTICLE 4. Distribution of Property to Sister State Personal Representative

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

CHAPTER 4. Jurisdiction Over Foreign Personal Representative

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