California Probate Code Section 551

CA Prob Code § 551 (2017)  

Notwithstanding Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the limitations period otherwise applicable to the action has not expired at the time of the decedent’s death, an action under this chapter may be commenced within one year after the expiration of the limitations period otherwise applicable.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018