California · Probate Code

PROB §11052: If the personal representative does not appear and file a required account, after having been duly cited, the personal representative may be punished for contempt or removed from office, or both, in t

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A court may punish a personal representative for contempt or remove them from office if they fail to appear and file a required account after proper notice.

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If the personal representative does not appear and file a required account, after having been duly cited, the personal representative may be punished for contempt or removed from office, or both, in the discretion of the court.

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