Probate Code section 4203

(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.

Source: Section 4203, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4203. (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 4203, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4203. (last accessed May 12, 2025).