{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-9820","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 9820","heading":"","body":"The personal representative may:\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 5. ESTATE MANAGEMENT [9600. - 10382.]","CHAPTER 8. Actions and Proceedings by or Against Personal Representative [9820. - 9823.]"],"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":"4f55d6d534a2711f910ecddde23419988ecd15751123cca792995ddefb371c7e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-9807","next":"us-ca/prob-9822"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}