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DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS 11400-11467›CHAPTER 2. General Provisions 11420-11429

§ 11429

California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Where the accounts of the personal representative have been settled and an order made for the payment of debts and distribution of the estate, a creditor who is not paid, whether or not included in the order for payment, has no right to require contribution from creditors who are paid or from distributees, except to the extent provided in Section 9392.

(b) Nothing in this section precludes recovery against the personal representative personally or on the bond, if any, by a creditor who is not paid, subject to Section 9053.

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 140, Sec. 14.1. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 30 of Ch. 140.)

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