Section 9804 Of Chapter 7. Borrowing, Refinancing, And Encumbering Property From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 7.
9804
. (a) Subject to subdivision (c), if the court is satisfied
that it will be to the advantage of the estate, the court shall make
an order that authorizes or requires that the personal representative
do any one or more of the following:
(1) Borrow money and execute a note.
(2) Execute a mortgage or deed of trust or give other security by
security interest or other lien.
(3) Pay, reduce, extend, or renew a security interest or lien or
mortgage or deed of trust already existing upon property of the
estate.
(b) The court in its order may do any one or more of the
following:
(1) Order that the amount specified in the petition, or a lesser
amount, be borrowed.
(2) Prescribe the maximum rate of interest and the period of the
loan.
(3) Require that the interest and the whole or any part of the
principal be paid from time to time out of the whole estate or any
part thereof.
(4) Require that the personal property used as security, or any
buildings on real property to be mortgaged or subjected to the deed
of trust, be insured for the further security of the lender and that
the premiums be paid out of the estate.
(5) Specify the purpose for which the money to be borrowed is to
be applied.
(6) Specify the terms and conditions of any extension or renewal
agreement.
(7) Prescribe such other terms and conditions concerning the
transaction as the court determines to be to the advantage of the
estate.
(c) Where the surviving spouse has elected to have his or her
share of the community real property administered in the decedent's
estate, an order authorizing or requiring the personal representative
to borrow money to be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon
the community real property of the estate, or any part thereof, may
be made only if the written consent of the surviving spouse has been
filed with the court.