Section 2542 Of Article 7. Sales From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 7.
2542
. (a) All sales shall be for cash or for part cash and part
deferred payments. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2544 and
2545, the terms of sale are subject to the approval of the court.
(b) If real property is sold for part deferred payments, the
guardian or conservator shall take the note of the purchaser for the
unpaid portion of the purchase money, with a mortgage or deed of
trust on the property to secure payment of the note. The mortgage or
deed of trust shall be subject only to encumbrances existing at the
date of sale and such other encumbrances as the court may approve.
(c) If real or personal property of the estate sold for part
deferred payments consists of an undivided interest, a joint tenancy
interest, or any other interest less than the entire ownership, and
the owner or owners of the remaining interests in the property join
in the sale, the note and deed of trust or mortgage may be made to
the ward or conservatee and the other owner or owners.