2021 California Code
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 2 - OF CIVIL ACTIONS
TITLE 3 - OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS
CHAPTER 4 - Effect of Death
ARTICLE 4 - Cause of Action Against Decedent
Section 377.41.

Universal Citation:
CA Civ Pro Code § 377.41 (2021)
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377.41.  

On motion, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding against the decedent that does not abate to be continued against the decedent’s personal representative or, to the extent provided by statute, against the decedent’s successor in interest, except that the court may not permit an action or proceeding to be continued against the personal representative unless proof of compliance with Part 4 (commencing with Section 9000) of Division 7 of the Probate Code governing creditor claims is first made.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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