{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-16242","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 16242","heading":"","body":"The trustee has the power to do any of the following:\n(a) Pay or contest any claim.\n(b) Settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise.\n(c) Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]","PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION [16000. - 16632.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers of Trustees [16200. - 16249.]","ARTICLE 2. Specific Powers of Trustees [16220. - 16249.]"],"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":"f1c8e60afd3b5f126543d9664226cb4ba9407b4e5115506d2fad55e682d53f66","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-16241","next":"us-ca/prob-16243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}