California Probate Code CHAPTER 10 - Allocation of Debts Between Trust and Surviving Spouse

• Section 19320.
  If it appears that a debt of the deceased settlor has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the...
• Section 19321.
  A petition under Section 19320 shall include a statement of all of the following:(a) All debts of the deceased settlor and surviving spouse known to the...
• Section 19322.
  If it appears from the petition under Section 19320 that allocation would be affected by the value of the separate property of the surviving spouse...
• Section 19323.
  (a) At least 30 days before the time set for the hearing on the petition, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of...
• Section 19324.
  (a) The trustee, the personal representative, if any, of a deceased settlor’s probate estate, and the surviving spouse may provide for allocation of debts by agreement...
• Section 19325.
  On making a determination as provided in this chapter, the court shall make an order that:(a) Directs the trustee to make payment of the amounts allocated...
• Section 19326.
  Notwithstanding any other statute, funeral expenses and expenses of last illness, in the absence of specific provisions in a will or trust to the contrary,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018