{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"11620","citation":"Prob. Code, § 11620","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 10. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE [11600. - 12007.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Order for Distribution [11600. - 11642.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-10/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Preliminary Distribution [11620. - 11624.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-7/part-10/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A petition for an order for preliminary distribution of all, or a portion of, the share of a decedent’s estate to which a beneficiary is entitled may not be filed unless at least two months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative.</p>","text":"A petition for an order for preliminary distribution of all, or a portion of, the share of a decedent’s estate to which a beneficiary is entitled may not be filed unless at least two months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/preliminary-distribution-11620","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}