Probate Code section 9820

The personal representative may:

(a)

Commence and maintain actions and proceedings for the benefit of the estate.

(b)

Defend actions and proceedings against the decedent, the personal representative, or the estate.

Source: Section 9820, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9820. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_9820

Original Source: Section 9820, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9820. (last accessed May 12, 2025).