Probate Code section 3722

If after the absentee executes a power of attorney, the principal’s spouse who is the attorney-in-fact commences a proceeding for dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a legal separation is ordered, the attorney-in-fact’s authority is revoked. This section is in addition to the provisions of Section 4154 and 4697.

Source: Section 3722, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=3722. (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_3722

Original Source: Section 3722, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=3722. (last accessed May 12, 2025).