Probate Code section 4609

“Capacity” means a person’s ability to understand the nature and consequences of a decision and to make and communicate a decision, and includes in the case of proposed health care, the ability to understand its significant benefits, risks, and alternatives.

Source: Section 4609, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4609. (updated Jan. 1, 2002; accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_4609

Original Source: Section 4609, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4609. (last accessed May 12, 2025).