Probate Code section 8505

(a)

A personal representative may be removed from office if the personal representative is found in contempt for disobeying an order of the court.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a personal representative may be removed from office under this section by a court order reciting the facts and without further showing or notice.

Source: Section 8505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8505. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Original Source: Section 8505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=8505. (last accessed May 12, 2025).