DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 11. CLOSING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION 12200-12252›CHAPTER 2. Discharge of Personal Representative 12250-12252

§ 12250

California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) When the personal representative has complied with the terms of the order for final distribution and has filed the appropriate receipts or the court has excused the filing of a receipt as provided in Section 11753, the court shall, on ex parte petition, make an order discharging the personal representative from all liability incurred thereafter.

(b) Nothing in this section precludes discharge of the personal representative for distribution made without prior court order, so long as the terms of the order for final distribution are satisfied.

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

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