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Probate Code § 8521

ARTICLE 7. Changes in Administration

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 8521Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

(a) Unless the will provides otherwise or the court in its discretion orders otherwise, if a vacancy occurs in the office of fewer than all personal representatives, the remaining personal representatives shall complete the administration of the estate.

(b) The court, on the filing of a petition alleging that a vacancy has occurred in the office of fewer than all personal representatives, may order the clerk to issue appropriate amended letters to the remaining personal representatives.