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California Code of Civil Procedure — CHAPTER 6. Enforcement After Death of Judgment Creditor or Judgment Debtor 686.010-686.020
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-10-03
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CHAPTER 6. Enforcement After Death of Judgment Creditor or Judgment Debtor 686.010-686.020¶
§ 686.010¶
After the death of the judgment creditor, the judgment may be enforced as provided in this title by the judgment creditor’s executor or administrator or successor in interest.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.)
§ 686.020¶
After the death of the judgment debtor, enforcement of a judgment against property in the judgment debtor’s estate is governed by the Probate Code, and not by this title.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1416, Sec. 21.)