Probate Code section 735

(a)

If the attorney is deceased or lacks legal capacity, a deposit may be terminated as provided in this article by the attorney’s law partner, by a shareholder of the attorney’s law corporation, or by a lawyer or nonlawyer employee of the attorney’s firm, partnership, or corporation.

(b)

If the attorney lacks legal capacity and there is no person to act under subdivision (a), a deposit may be terminated by the conservator of the attorney’s estate or by an attorney in fact acting under a durable power of attorney. A conservator of the attorney’s estate may act without court approval.

(c)

If the attorney is deceased and there is no person to act under subdivision (a), a deposit may be terminated by the attorney’s personal representative.

(d)

If a person authorized under this section terminates a deposit as provided in Section 732, the person shall give the notice required by Section 733.

Source: Section 735, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=735.­ (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 735’s source at ca​.gov