Prob. Code, § 8440 · Article 3. Administrators With the Will Annexed
Prob. Code, § 8440
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An administrator with the will annexed shall be appointed as personal representative if no executor is named in the will or if the sole executor or all the executors named in the will have waived the right to appointment or are for any reason unwilling or unable to act.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8440.
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