Prob. Code, § 9881 · Chapter 12. Purchase of Claims or Estate Property by Personal Representative or Personal Representative’s Attorney
Prob. Code, § 9881
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Upon a petition filed under Section 9883, the court may make an order under this section authorizing the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney to purchase property of the estate if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) Written consent to the purchase is signed by (1) each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed purchase and (2) each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed purchase.
(b) The written consents are filed with the court.
(c) The purchase is shown to be to the advantage of the estate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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