{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8522","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8522","heading":"","body":"(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a personal representative and there are no other personal representatives, the court shall appoint a successor personal representative.\n(b) Appointment of a successor personal representative shall be made on petition and notice shall be delivered to interested persons in the manner provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8110) of Chapter 2, and shall be subject to the same priority as for an original appointment of a personal representative. The personal representative of a deceased personal representative is not, as such, entitled to appointment as successor personal representative.","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":"ee3eb7d46729c9ff3455997b651aa9f6a9e62b38bf514695eb4ea4325151aa01","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8521","next":"us-ca/prob-8523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}