Section 11423 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Interest accrues on a debt from the date the court
orders payment of the debt until the date the debt is paid. Interest
accrues at the legal rate on judgments.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the case of a debt based
on a written contract, interest accrues at the rate and in accordance
with the terms of the contract. The personal representative may, by
order of the court, pay all or part of the interest accumulated and
unpaid at any time when there are sufficient funds, whether the debt
is then due or not.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the case of a debt for
unpaid taxes or any other debt for which interest is expressly
provided by statute, interest accrues at the rate and in accordance
with the terms of the statute.