Probate Code section 10554

The personal representative has the power to extend, renew, or in any manner modify the terms of an obligation owing to or in favor of the decedent or the estate.

Source: Section 10554, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=10554. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_10554

Original Source: Section 10554, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=10554. (last accessed May 12, 2025).