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DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS 11400-11467›CHAPTER 3. Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse 11440-11446

§ 11440

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

If it appears that a debt of the decedent has been paid or is payable in whole or in part by the surviving spouse, or that a debt of the surviving spouse has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or a beneficiary may, at any time before an order for final distribution is made, petition for an order to allocate the debt.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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