{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"16242","citation":"Prob. Code, § 16242","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION [16000. - 16632.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Powers of Trustees [16200. - 16249.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9/part-4/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Specific Powers of Trustees [16220. - 16249.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9/part-4/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The trustee has the power to do any of the following:</p><p>(a) Pay or contest any claim.</p><p>(b) Settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise.</p><p>(c) Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust.</p>","text":"The trustee has the power to do any of the following: (a) Pay or contest any claim. (b) Settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise. (c) Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/specific-powers-of-trustees-16242","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}