{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-16247","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 16247","heading":"","body":"The trustee has the power to hire persons, including accountants, attorneys, auditors, investment advisers, appraisers (including probate referees appointed pursuant to Section 400), or other agents, even if they are associated or affiliated with the trustee, to advise or assist the trustee in the performance of administrative duties.","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":"6dc374cd15d465c1c1ab7de4b4a1bf549917b5a7e7b4b9294fd6fd5d60c15bde","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-16246","next":"us-ca/prob-16248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}