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Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
PART 2 - OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 4 - Appointment of Personal Representative
ARTICLE 7 - Changes in Administration
Section 8522.
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CA Prob Code § 8522 (2019)
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8522.
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a personal representative and there are no other personal representatives, the court shall appoint a successor personal representative.
(b) Appointment of a successor personal representative shall be made on petition and notice shall be delivered to interested persons in the manner provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8110) of Chapter 2, and shall be subject to the same priority as for an original appointment of a personal representative. The personal representative of a deceased personal representative is not, as such, entitled to appointment as successor personal representative.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 69. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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