{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-16249","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 16249","heading":"","body":"The trustee has the power to prosecute or defend actions, claims, or proceedings for the protection of trust property and of the trustee in the performance of the trustee’s 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":"3fbc21794ab6913ecd9d7ffc5bdbdba2d2b2d90a4f4be7c86f44f0e433dfbe10","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-16248","next":"us-ca/prob-16320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}