California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 19252

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 159, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2008.

The trustee shall have the power to pay any claim or portion of a claim and payment shall constitute allowance of the claim to the extent of the payment. The trustee shall have the power to compromise any claim or portion of a claim. If the trustee or the attorney for the trustee is a creditor of the deceased settlor, the trustee shall have the same powers regarding allowance, rejection, payment, or compromise set forth in this chapter.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 19252 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-9-trust-law/part-8-payment-of-claims-debts-and-expenses-from-revocable-trust-of-deceased-settlor/chapter-8-allowance-and-rejection-of-claims/section-19252

Other sections in Chapter 8 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims

§ 19250§ 19251§ 19252§ 19253§ 19254§ 19255

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