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Cal. PROB § 9885

This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 9885, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.

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Official statutory text

This chapter does not prevent the exercise by the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney of an option to purchase property of the estate given in the will of the decedent if the requirements of Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 9980) are satisfied.

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