Does the administrator of a deceased's estate have an affirmative duty to marshal the estate's assets?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ayers v. Montgomery, B268835 (Cal. App. 2017):
The administrator of a decedent's estate has an affirmative duty to marshal the estate's assets. (Lobro v. Watson (1974) 42 Cal.App.3d 180, 188-189.) She may do so by commencing a probate action pursuant to Probate Code section 850, which provides that where a decedent has died "having a claim to real
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