California Probate Code ARTICLE 1 - Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative

• Section 9600.
  (a) The personal representative has the management and control of the estate and, in managing and controlling the estate, shall use ordinary care and diligence. What...
• Section 9601.
  (a) If a personal representative breaches a fiduciary duty, the personal representative is chargeable with any of the following that is appropriate under the circumstances:(1) Any loss...
• Section 9602.
  (a) If the personal representative is liable for interest pursuant to Section 9601, the personal representative is liable for the greater of the following amounts:(1) The amount...
• Section 9603.
  The provisions of Sections 9601 and 9602 for liability of a personal representative for breach of a fiduciary duty do not prevent resort to any...
• Section 9604.
  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...
• Section 9605.
  Appointment of a person as personal representative does not discharge any claim the decedent has against the person.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 9606.
  Unless otherwise provided in the instrument or in this division, a personal representative is not personally liable on an instrument, including but not limited to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018