DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION 6100-6806›PART 3. FAMILY PROTECTION 6500-6615›CHAPTER 4. Family Allowance 6540-6545

§ 6542

California Probate Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A family allowance commences on the date of the court’s order or such other time as may be provided in the court’s order, whether before or after the date of the order, as the court in its discretion determines, but the allowance may not be made retroactive to a date earlier than the date of the decedent’s death.

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

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