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Cal. Prob. Code § 380

Delegation by Fiduciary

Known as the Fiduciaries’ Wartime Substitution Law

The act spans §§ 350–388 (24 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Slusher v. Burnett (1990)

Most recently applied in 204 Cal. App. 4th 521 - Moss v. Moss (March 2012)

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) A fiduciary who is or will be engaged in war service may delegate the fiduciary’s powers, including discretionary powers, to a fiduciary who is not engaged in war service. Delegation may be made for the period during which the original fiduciary is engaged in war service and not to exceed six months following the expiration of that period.

(b) Approval of the court, on petition of the original fiduciary, the delegate, or an interested person, is required for delegation.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.