California Probate Code ARTICLE 5 - Bond

• Section 8480.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person appointed as personal representative shall, before letters are issued, give a bond approved by the court. If...
• Section 8481.
  (a) A bond is not required in either of the following cases:(1) The will waives the requirement of a bond.(2) All beneficiaries waive in writing the requirement of...
• Section 8482.
  (a) The court in its discretion may fix the amount of the bond, but the amount of the bond shall be not more than the sum...
• Section 8483.
  (a) This section applies where property in the estate has been deposited pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9700) of Part 5 on condition that...
• Section 8484.
  If a personal representative petitions to have the amount of the bond reduced, the petition shall include an affidavit setting forth the condition of the...
• Section 8485.
  A personal representative who petitions for substitution or release of a surety shall file with the petition an account in the form provided in Section...
• Section 8486.
  The personal representative shall be allowed the reasonable cost of the bond for every year it remains in force.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 8487.
  The provisions of the Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil...
• Section 8488.
  (a) In case of a breach of a condition of the bond, an action may be brought against the sureties on the bond for the use...

Last modified: October 22, 2018