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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) If an order made under Section 9837 authorizes a compromise or settlement that requires the transfer of real property of the estate, the personal representative shall execute a conveyance of the real property to the person entitled thereto under the compromise or settlement. The conveyance shall refer to the order authorizing the compromise or settlement and directing that the conveyance be executed. A certified copy of the order shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any portion of the real property is located.
(b) A conveyance made in compliance with the court order authorizing the compromise or settlement and directing the conveyance to be executed vests in the person to whom the property is transferred both of the following:
(1) All the right, title, and interest which the decedent had in the property at the time of the decedent's death.
(2) Any other or additional right, title, or interest in the property acquired by the estate of the decedent, by operation of law or otherwise, prior to the transfer.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 9838 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/probate-code/prob-sect-9838/
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