Prob. Code, § 6606 · Chapter 6. Small Estate Set-Aside
Prob. Code, § 6606
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A petition may be filed under this chapter by any of the following:
(1) The person named in the will of the decedent as executor.
(2) The surviving spouse of the decedent.
(3) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent.
(4) A child of the decedent who was a minor at the time the decedent died.
(5) The personal representative if a personal representative has been appointed for the decedent’s estate.
(b) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent may file the petition without authorization or approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=6606.
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