Prob. Code, § 16242 · Article 2. Specific Powers of Trustees
Prob. Code, § 16242
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The trustee has the power to do any of the following:
(a) Pay or contest any claim.
(b) Settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise.
(c) Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=16242.
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