California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10513

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

The personal representative has the power to abandon tangible personal property where the cost of collecting, maintaining, and safeguarding the property would exceed its fair market value.

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Cal. Prob. Code § 10513 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-7-administration-of-estates-of-decedents/part-6-independent-administration-of-estates/chapter-3-administration-under-independent-administration-authority/article-2-powers-exercisable-only-after-giving-notice-of-proposed-action/section-10513

Other sections in Article 2 - Powers Exercisable Only After Giving Notice of Proposed Action

§ 10510§ 10511§ 10512§ 10513§ 10514§ 10515§ 10516§ 10517§ 10518§ 10519§ 10520

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