{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-11440","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 11440","heading":"","body":"If it appears that a debt of the decedent has been paid or is payable in whole or in part by the surviving spouse, or that a debt of the surviving spouse has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or a beneficiary may, at any time before an order for final distribution is made, petition for an order to allocate the debt.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 9. PAYMENT OF DEBTS [11400. - 11467.]","CHAPTER 3. Allocation of Debts Between Estate and Surviving Spouse [11440. - 11446.]"],"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":"486a178be7022ced22e1ec200f7bf2ab6c7ead3ef864f8027ad2927527e72b9d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-11429","next":"us-ca/prob-11441"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}