DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW 15000-19403›PART 8. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, DEBTS, AND EXPENSES FROM REVOCABLE TRUST OF DECEASED SETTLOR 19000-19403›CHAPTER 10. Allocation of Debts Between Trust and Surviving Spouse 19320-19326

§ 19320

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

If it appears that a debt of the deceased settlor has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the deceased settlor’s trust, then the trustee, the surviving spouse, the personal representative, if any, of a deceased settlor’s probate estate, or a beneficiary may petition for an order to allocate the debt.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 48, Sec. 8. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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