§ 30.1-17-08 — (3-608) Termination of appointment - General

Termination of appointment of a personal representative occurs as indicated in sections
30.1-17-09 through 30.1-17-12. Termination ends the right and power pertaining to the office of
personal representative as conferred by this title or any will, except that a personal
representative, at any time prior to distribution or until restrained or enjoined by court order, may
perform acts necessary to protect the estate and may deliver the assets to a successor
representative. Termination does not discharge a personal representative from liability for
transactions or omissions occurring before termination, or relieve the personal representative of
the duty to preserve assets subject to the personal representative's control, to account therefor,
and to deliver the assets. Termination does not affect the jurisdiction of the court over the
personal representative, but terminates the personal representative's authority to represent the
estate in any pending or future proceeding.