Probate Code section 8001

Unless good cause for delay is shown, if a person named in a will as executor fails to petition the court for administration of the estate within 30 days after the person has knowledge of the death of the decedent and that the person is named as executor, the person may be held to have waived the right to appointment as personal representative.

Source: Section 8001, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8001. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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§ 8001’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_8001

Original Source: Section 8001, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8001. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).