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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 3. Administrators With the Will Annexed 8440-8442

§ 8440

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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