ARTICLE 8. Special Administrators

Article 8 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

§§ 8540–8547 · 8 sections

• § 8540 (a) If the circumstances of the estate require the immediate appointment of a personal representative, the court may appoint a special administrator to…
• § 8541 (a) Appointment of a special administrator may be made at any time without notice or on such notice to interested persons as the court deems reasonable. (b) In…
• § 8542 (a) The clerk shall issue letters to the special administrator after both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The special administrator gives any…
• § 8543 Subject to subdivision (b) of Section 8481, the court shall direct that no bond be given in either of the following cases: (a) The will waives the requirement…
• § 8544 (a) Except to the extent the order appointing a special administrator prescribes terms, the special administrator has the power to do all of the following…
• § 8545 (a) Notwithstanding Section 8544, the court may grant a special administrator the same powers, duties, and obligations as a general personal representative…
• § 8546 (a) The powers of a special administrator cease on issuance of letters to a general personal representative or as otherwise directed by the court. (b) The…
• § 8547 (a) Subject to the limitations of this section, the court shall fix the compensation of the special administrator and the compensation of the attorney of the…