Probate Code section 4201

Designating an unqualified person as an attorney-in-fact does not affect the immunities of third persons nor relieve the unqualified person of any applicable duties to the principal or the principal’s successors.

Source: Section 4201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4201. (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_4201

Original Source: Section 4201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4201. (last accessed May 12, 2025).