Cal. PROB § 19252
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 19252, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
The trustee shall have the power to pay any claim or portion of a claim and payment shall constitute allowance of the claim to the extent of the payment. The trustee shall have the power to compromise any claim or portion of a claim. If the trustee or the attorney for the trustee is a creditor of the deceased settlor, the trustee shall have the same powers regarding allowance, rejection, payment, or compromise set forth in this chapter.
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