California Probate Code

§ 10261

PROB § 10261Div. 7 · Part 5 · Ch. 18 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in this subdivision, at the hearing on the petition for confirmation of the sale, the court shall examine into the necessity for the sale or the advantage to the estate and the benefit to the interested persons in making the sale. If the decedent’s will authorizes or directs the property to be sold, there need be no showing of the necessity of the sale or the advantage to the estate and the benefit to the interested persons in making the sale.

(b)Any interested person may file written objections to the confirmation of the sale at or before the hearing and may testify and produce witnesses in support of the objections.

(c)Before confirming the sale of a partnership interest, whether made to the surviving partner or to any other person, the court shall do both of the following:

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Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.