CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Death of a Spouse
......Probate/Inheritance Rights
.........Appointment of Administrator
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Appointment of Administrator: Order of priority.

Appointment of Administrator: Order of priority if action for dissolution pending.

W was surviving spouse and entitled to first priority under PC 8461, despite long-since dismissed divorce action; she could properly nominate her son as administrator of H's estate.