Section 406 Of Chapter 1. Appointment And Revocation From California Probate Code >> Division 2. >> Part 12. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) The authority of a person to act as a probate referee
ceases immediately upon expiration of the person's term of office,
revocation of the person's appointment, or other termination pursuant
to law.
(b) Upon cessation of authority of a person to act as a probate
referee, the Controller shall notify the superior court of the county
for which the probate referee was appointed. Upon receipt of notice,
or if it otherwise comes to the attention of the court that the
authority of a person to act as a probate referee has ceased, the
court shall reassign any estate for which the person had been
designated as probate referee to another probate referee.