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Probate Code § 10514

ARTICLE 2. Powers Exercisable Only After Giving Notice of Proposed Action

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 10514Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the personal representative has the following powers:

(1) The power to borrow.

(2) The power to place, replace, renew, or extend any encumbrance upon any property of the estate.

(b) Only a personal representative who has full authority has the power to borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.