DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS 7000-12591›PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION 8000-8577›CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative 8400-8577›ARTICLE 2. Executors 8420-8425

§ 8420

California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

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

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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