{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8521","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8521","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless the will provides otherwise or the court in its discretion orders otherwise, if a vacancy occurs in the office of fewer than all personal representatives, the remaining personal representatives shall complete the administration of the estate.\n(b) The court, on the filing of a petition alleging that a vacancy has occurred in the office of fewer than all personal representatives, may order the clerk to issue appropriate amended letters to the remaining personal representatives.","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 7. Changes in Administration [8520. - 8525.]"],"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":"cc4d42631e913579d0518113b3819426718ddf92b448487f799c428cf9be5354","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8520","next":"us-ca/prob-8522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}