Section 8001 Of Chapter 1. Commencement Of Proceedings From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.

. Unless good cause for delay is shown, if a person named in a will as executor fails to petition the court for administration of the estate within 30 days after the person has knowledge of the death of the decedent and that the person is named as executor, the person may be held to have waived the right to appointment as personal representative.