§ 461. Rights of Creditors
461. Rights of Creditors
The provisions of Part 1 of this chapter govern the rights of creditors in multiple-party accounts, as defined by Section 436 of Part 1. Except as expressly provided above in this section, the community property subject to the sole or joint management, control, and disposition of a spouse during marriage continues to be subject to the liabilities of that spouse upon death without regard to a right of survivorship in the decedent's surviving spouse under an agreement made in accordance with the provisions of this part. The surviving spouse shall be liable to account to the deceased spouse's personal representative for the property received by the surviving spouse pursuant to a right of survivorship to the extent necessary to discharge such liabilities. No proceeding to assert such a liability shall be commenced unless the personal representative has received a written demand by a creditor, and no proceeding shall be commenced later than two years following the death of the decedent. Property recovered by the personal representative shall be administered as part of the decedent's estate. This section does not affect the protection given to persons and entities under Section 460 of this code unless, before payment or transfer to the surviving spouse, the person or entity received a written notice from the decedent's personal representative stating the amount needed to satisfy the decedent's liabilities.