Section 10261 Of Article 5. Sale Of Personal Property From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 5.
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. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, at the hearing
on the petition for confirmation of the sale, the court shall examine
into the necessity for the sale or the advantage to the estate and
the benefit to the interested persons in making the sale. If the
decedent's will authorizes or directs the property to be sold, there
need be no showing of the necessity of the sale or the advantage to
the estate and the benefit to the interested persons in making the
sale.
(b) Any interested person may file written objections to the
confirmation of the sale at or before the hearing and may testify and
produce witnesses in support of the objections.
(c) Before confirming the sale of a partnership interest, whether
made to the surviving partner or to any other person, the court shall
do both of the following:
(1) Inquire into the condition of the partnership affairs.
(2) Examine any surviving partner if that surviving partner is a
resident within the state at the time of the hearing and able to be
present in court. The court may issue a citation to compel the
surviving partner to attend the hearing.
(d) Upon its own motion or upon the request of the personal
representative, the agent or broker, or any other interested person,
made at the time of the confirmation hearing or at another time, the
court shall fix the compensation of the agent or broker as provided
in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10160).