Probate Code section 670

An exercise of a power of appointment is not void solely because it is more extensive than authorized by the power, but is valid to the extent that the exercise was permissible under the terms of the power.

Source: Section 670, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=670. (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_670

Original Source: Section 670, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=670. (last accessed May 12, 2025).