Prob. Code, § 8420 · Article 2. Executors

Prob. Code, § 8420

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The person named as executor in the decedent’s will has the right to appointment as personal representative.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&sectionNum=8420.
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