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Cal. Prob. Code § 4203

Qualifications and Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact

Known as the Power of Attorney Law

The act spans §§ 4000 to 4545 (79 sections).

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 33

(a) A principal may designate one or more successor attorneys-in-fact to act if the authority of a predecessor attorney-in-fact terminates.

(b) The principal may grant authority to another person, designated by name, by office, or by function, including the initial and any successor attorneys-in-fact, to designate at any time one or more successor attorneys-in-fact.

(c) A successor attorney-in-fact is not liable for the actions of the predecessor attorney-in-fact.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.