The personal representative has the power to do all of the following:

(a) Commence and maintain actions and proceedings for the benefit of the estate.

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 10553

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Personal representative: means executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, special administrator, successor personal representative, public administrator acting pursuant to Section 7660, or a person who performs substantially the same function under the law of another jurisdiction governing the person's status. See California Probate Code 58

(b) Defend actions and proceedings against the decedent, the personal representative, or the estate.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)