California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10556

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

The personal representative has the power to pay all of the following:

(a)Taxes and assessments.
(b)Expenses incurred in the collection, care, and administration of the estate.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 10556 (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-4-powers-exercisable-without-giving-notice-of-proposed-action/section-10556

Other sections in Article 4 - Powers Exercisable Without Giving Notice of Proposed Action

§ 10550§ 10551§ 10552§ 10553§ 10554§ 10555§ 10556§ 10557§ 10558§ 10559§ 10560§ 10561§ 10562§ 10563§ 10564

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