Cal. PROB § 16364
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 16364, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) If a fiduciary makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in subdivision (b), the fiduciary may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.
(b) To the extent a fiduciary has not been, and does not expect to be, reimbursed by a third party, principal disbursements to which subdivision (a) applies include all of the following:
(1) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because income is not sufficient.
(2) The cost of an improvement to principal, whether a change to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including a special assessment.
(3) A disbursement made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and commissions.
(4) A periodic payment on an obligation secured by a principal asset, to the extent the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payment.
(5) A disbursement described in subdivision (a) of Section 16361.
(c) If an asset whose ownership gives rise to a principal disbursement becomes subject to a successive interest after an income interest ends, the fiduciary may continue to make transfers under subdivision (a).
(b) To the extent a fiduciary has not been, and does not expect to be, reimbursed by a third party, principal disbursements to which subdivision (a) applies include all of the following:
(1) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because income is not sufficient.
(2) The cost of an improvement to principal, whether a change to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including a special assessment.
(3) A disbursement made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and commissions.
(4) A periodic payment on an obligation secured by a principal asset, to the extent the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payment.
(5) A disbursement described in subdivision (a) of Section 16361.
(c) If an asset whose ownership gives rise to a principal disbursement becomes subject to a successive interest after an income interest ends, the fiduciary may continue to make transfers under subdivision (a).
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