Probate Code section 10518

The personal representative has the power to allow, compromise, or settle any of the following:

(a)

A third-party claim to real or personal property if the decedent died in possession of, or holding title to, the property.

(b)

The decedent’s claim to real or personal property title to or possession of which is held by another.

Source: Section 10518, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=10518. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 10518’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_10518

Original Source: Section 10518, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=10518. (last accessed May 12, 2025).