Probate Code section 11421

Subject to Section 11420, as soon as the personal representative has sufficient funds, after retaining sufficient funds to pay expenses of administration, the personal representative shall pay the following:

(a)

Funeral expenses.

(b)

Expenses of last illness.

(c)

Family allowance.

(d)

Wage claims.

Source: Section 11421, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=11421. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_11421

Original Source: Section 11421, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=11421. (last accessed May 12, 2025).