Probate Code section 6208

(a)

If a California statutory will states that a person shall perform an act, the person is required to perform that act.

(b)

If a California statutory will states that a person may do an act, the person’s decision to do or not to do the act shall be made in the exercise of the person’s fiduciary powers.

Source: Section 6208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=6208. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 6208’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_6208

Original Source: Section 6208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=6208. (last accessed May 12, 2025).