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Cal. PROB § 16220

This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 16220, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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Official statutory text

The trustee has the power to collect, hold, and retain trust property received from a settlor or any other person until, in the judgment of the trustee, disposition of the property should be made. The property may be retained even though it includes property in which the trustee is personally interested.

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