Section 6526 Of Chapter 3. Setting Aside Probate Homestead From California Probate Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Property of the decedent set apart as a probate homestead
is liable for claims against the estate of the decedent, subject to
the probate homestead right. The probate homestead right in property
of the decedent is liable for claims that are secured by liens and
encumbrances on the property at the time of the decedent's death but
is exempt to the extent of the homestead exemption as to any claim
that would have been subject to a homestead exemption at the time of
the decedent's death under Article 4 (commencing with Section
704.710) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code
of Civil Procedure.
(b) The probate homestead right in the property of the decedent is
not liable for claims against the person for whose use the probate
homestead is set apart.
(c) Property of the decedent set apart as a probate homestead is
liable for claims against the testate or intestate successors of the
decedent or other successors to the property after administration,
subject to the probate homestead right.