(a) The appointment of a personal representative shall be terminated by the personal representative’s death or a judicial determination of the personal representative’s disability.
(b) In either case, unless there is a surviving personal representative the personal representative of a deceased personal representative or the person appointed to protect the estate of a personal representative under legal disability shall:
(1) Have the duty to protect property belonging to the estate being administered by the deceased or disabled personal representative;
(2) Have the power to perform acts necessary for the protection of property;
(3) Immediately account for and deliver the property to a successor personal representative or special administrator; and
(4) Immediately apply to the court for the appointment of a special administrator or successor personal representative to carry on the administration of the estate that was being administered by the deceased or disabled personal representative.
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