{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"11440","citation":"Prob. Code, § 11440","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7"},{"name":"PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS [11400. - 11467.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse [11440. - 11446.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-9/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If it appears that a debt of the decedent has been paid or is payable in whole or in part by the surviving spouse, or that a debt of the surviving spouse has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or a beneficiary may, at any time before an order for final distribution is made, petition for an order to allocate the debt.</p>","text":"If it appears that a debt of the decedent has been paid or is payable in whole or in part by the surviving spouse, or that a debt of the surviving spouse has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or a beneficiary may, at any time before an order for final distribution is made, petition for an order to allocate the debt.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/allocation-of-debts-between-estate-and-surviving-spouse-11440","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}