{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-10553","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 10553","heading":"","body":"The personal representative has the power to do all of the following:\n(a) Commence and maintain actions and proceedings for the benefit of the estate.\n(b) Defend actions and proceedings against the decedent, the personal representative, or the estate.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 6. INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES [10400. - 10592.]","CHAPTER 3. Administration Under Independent Administration Authority [10500. - 10564.]","ARTICLE 4. Powers Exercisable Without Giving Notice of Proposed Action [10550. - 10564.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"11ef0a6049504959c340920afa7484562c5b00b217ee40276f0751f6b029df86","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-10552","next":"us-ca/prob-10554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}