California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8420

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

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

Cite this section

Cal. Prob. Code § 8420 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-7-administration-of-estates-of-decedents/part-2-opening-estate-administration/chapter-4-appointment-of-personal-representative/article-2-executors/section-8420

Other sections in Article 2 - Executors

§ 8420§ 8421§ 8422§ 8423§ 8424§ 8425

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