Probate Code § 6606

CHAPTER 6. Small Estate Set-Aside

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 6606Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) A petition may be filed under this chapter by any of the following:

(1) The person named in the will of the decedent as executor.

(2) The surviving spouse of the decedent.

(3) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent.

(4) A child of the decedent who was a minor at the time the decedent died.

(5) The personal representative if a personal representative has been appointed for the decedent’s estate.

(b) The guardian of a minor child of the decedent may file the petition without authorization or approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.