{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8505","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8505","heading":"","body":"(a) A personal representative may be removed from office if the personal representative is found in contempt for disobeying an order of the court.\n(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.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","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 6. Removal From Office [8500. - 8505.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"aaeac0a07a506d20bdcaf210fc12c460fe884766af93164c56565d70ff1e02a8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8504","next":"us-ca/prob-8520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}