Prob. Code, § 9604 · Article 1. Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative
Prob. Code, § 9604
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No personal representative is chargeable upon a special promise to answer in damages for a liability of the decedent or to pay a debt of the decedent out of the personal representative’s own estate unless the agreement for that purpose, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing and is signed by one of the following:
(a) The personal representative.
(b) Some other person specifically authorized by the personal representative in writing to sign the agreement or the memorandum or note.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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