California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16242

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

The trustee has the power to do any of the following:

(a)Pay or contest any claim.
(b)Settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise.
(c)Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust.

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 16242 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-9-trust-law/part-4-trust-administration/chapter-2-powers-of-trustees/article-2-specific-powers-of-trustees/section-16242

Other sections in Article 2 - Specific Powers of Trustees

§ 16220§ 16221§ 16222§ 16224§ 16225§ 16226§ 16227§ 16228§ 16229§ 16230…§ 16240§ 16241§ 16242§ 16243§ 16244§ 16245§ 16246§ 16247§ 16248§ 16249

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