California · Probate Code

PROB §13205.5: (a) If proceedings for the administration of the decedent’s estate are commenced, a transferee may voluntarily return transferred property to the decedent’s estate for administration.

What this law says, in plain English

A person who received property from a deceased person may voluntarily return that property to the estate if the estate is being administered through legal proceedings.

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(a) If proceedings for the administration of the decedent’s estate are commenced, a transferee may voluntarily return transferred property to the decedent’s estate for administration. (b) The property to be restored to the estate under this section shall be reduced or increased as provided in Section 13208.5.

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