Probate Code section 8504

(a)

After appointment of an administrator on the ground of intestacy, the personal representative shall be removed from office on the later admission to probate of a will.

(b)

After appointment of an executor or administrator with the will annexed, the personal representative shall be removed from office on admission to probate of a later will.

Source: Section 8504, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8504.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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