A petition for an order for preliminary distribution of all, or a portion of, the share of a decedent‘s estate to which a beneficiary is entitled may not be filed unless at least two months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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Terms Used In California Probate Code 11620

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Personal representative: means executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, special administrator, successor personal representative, public administrator acting pursuant to Section 7660, or a person who performs substantially the same function under the law of another jurisdiction governing the person's status. See California Probate Code 58
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