Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.202 · Chapter 5. Bonding of Personal Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, and Trustees
Two or more personal representatives
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
If a will admitted to probate names two or more persons to serve as executors but not all serve and the will does not expressly waive bond if fewer than all of the named persons serve, the court must require each executor to give a bond unless the court waives this requirement under Probate Code section 8481(a)(2).
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History
Rule 7.202 amended effective January 1, 2002; adopted effective January 1, 2000.
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
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- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/seven/rule7_202
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