Probate Code section 9351

An action may not be commenced against a decedent’s personal representative on a cause of action against the decedent unless a claim is first filed as provided in this part and the claim is rejected in whole or in part.

Source: Section 9351, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9351. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 9351, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9351. (last accessed May 12, 2025).