Prob. Code, § 13554 · Chapter 3. Liability for Debts of Deceased Spouse
Prob. Code, § 13554
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any debt described in Section 13550 may be enforced against the surviving spouse in the same manner as it could have been enforced against the deceased spouse if the deceased spouse had not died.
(b) In any action or proceeding based upon the debt, the surviving spouse may assert any defense, cross-complaint, or setoff which would have been available to the deceased spouse if the deceased spouse had not died.
(c) Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies in an action under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1993.
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