The court, upon the information being filed, and upon application of the Attorney General, either before or after answer, upon notice to the party claiming the estate, if known, may, upon sufficient cause therefor being shown, appoint a receiver to take charge of such estate, or any part thereof, or to receive the rents, income and profits of the same until the title of such estate is finally settled.
§ 1422.Appointment of Receiver to Take Charge of Estate
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 5. Escheat Proceedings · Article 3. Escheat Proceedings in Decedents' Estates · Enacted 1708 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1422 authorizes the court, on the Attorney General's application and for sufficient cause shown, to appoint a receiver to take charge of a contested estate or its income until the question of title is finally resolved.
Full Text of § 1422
Plain-English Summary
An escheat case can take time to resolve, and property doesn't manage itself while the litigation is pending. This section lets the court step in with a receiver to fill that gap. On the Attorney General's application, made either before or after the claimant answers, and with notice to that claimant if one is known, the court may appoint a receiver upon a sufficient showing of cause.
The receiver's job is to take charge of the estate, or the part of it in dispute, or to collect the rents, income, and profits it generates, until the title question is finally settled. That keeps the property, or its earnings, from being lost, dissipated, or mismanaged while the parties fight over who owns it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can ask the court to appoint a receiver in an escheat proceeding?
The Attorney General, by application made either before or after the claimant's answer.
Does the claimant get notice before a receiver is appointed?
Yes, if the claimant is known, notice is required before the court appoints the receiver.
What does the receiver do?
Takes charge of the estate, or the disputed part of it, or collects its rents, income, and profits, until the title to the estate is finally settled.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1708.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: receiver appointed escheat estate californiareceiver pending title dispute probate