Note: The power of attorney in this section is used for personal and business 
transactions and affairs. It does not cover Power of attorney for health care matters. 
For Power of Attorney Health care go to the Power of Attorney Health Care Section.

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                            California Probate Code Provisions Relating To Powers of Attorney

§ 4401 DEERING'S PROBATE

 Form- UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY

UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY
                     (California Probate Code Section 4401)

NOTICE: THE POWERS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT ARE BROAD AND
SWEEPING. THEY ARE EXPLAINED IN THE UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM
POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT (CALIFORNIA PROBATE CODE SECTIONS 4400‑4465).
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE POWERS, OBTAIN COMPETENT
LEGAL ADVICE. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO MAKE
MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH‑CARE DECISIONS FOR YOU. YOU MAY
REVOKE THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IF YOU LATER WISH TO DO SO.

I  _____________________________________________________________________

 (your name and address)

appoint _________________________________________________________________

                    (name and address of the person appointed, or of each person 
                     appointed if you want to designate more than one)

as my agent (attorney - in - fact) to act for me in any lawful way with respect to the following initialed subjects:

TO GRANT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT
OF (N) AND IGNORE THE LINES IN FRONT OF THE OTHER POWERS.
TO GRANT ONE OR MORE, BUT FEWER THAN ALL, OF THE FOLLOWING
POWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF EACH POWER YOU ARE GRANTING.
TO WITHHOLD A POWER, DO NOT INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF IT. YOU
MAY, BUT NEED NOT, CROSS OUT EACH POWER WITHHELD.

INITIAL

___ (A) Real property transactions.
___ (B) Tangible personal property transactions.
___ (C) Stock and bond transactions.
___ (D) Commodity and option transactions. `' (Include
___ (E) Banking and other financial institution transactions. ' Civil Cc

 ___ (F) Business operating transactions. tAdded

 (G) Insurance and annuity transactions. ;‑ » witl

 (H) Estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions. tCal Fan

 (I) Claims and litigation.

 (J) Personal and family maintenance. § 4402.

 (K) Benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid, or other governmental program, of `t A statul

 civil or military service. part is 1

. (L) Retirement plan transactions. requiter

 (M) Tax matters. (a) The

 tially

 (N) ALL OF THE POWERS LISTED ABOVE.

YOU NEED NOT INITIAL ANY OTHER LINES IF YOU INITIAL LINE (N).

                             SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

ON THE FOLLOWING LINES YOU MAY GIVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS LIMITING OR EXTENDING THE POWERS GRANTED TO YOUR AGENT.

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

UNLESS YOU DIRECT OTHERWISE ABOVE, THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT IS REVOKED.

This power of attorney will continue to be effective even though I become incapacitated.

STRIKE THE PRECEDING SENTENCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CONTINUE IF YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED.

EXERCISE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY WHERE

MORE THAN ONE AGENT DESIGNATED

If I have designated more than one agent, the agents are to act _________________

IF YOU APPOINTED MORE THAN ONE AGENT AND YOU WANT EACH AGENT TO BE ABLE TO ACT ALONE WITHOUT THE OTHER AGENT JOINING, WRITE THE WORD "SEPARATELY" IN THE BLANK SPACE ABOVE. IF YOU DO NOT INSERT ANY WORD IN THE BLANK SPACE, OR IF YOU INSERT THE WORD "JOINTLY", THEN ALL OF YOUR AGENTS MUST ACT OR SIGN TOGETHER.

I agree that any third party who receives a copy of this document may act under it. Revocation of the power of attorney is not effective as to a third party until the third party has actual knowledge of the revocation. I agree to indemnify the third party for any claims that arise against the third party because of reliance on this power of attorney.

Signed this day of  , 19                                     ________________________________

(your signature)

                                                                                    ____________________________________

(your social security number)

State of  County –of

BY ACCEPTING OR ACTING UNDER THE APPOINTMENT, THE AGENT ASSUMES

THE FIDUCIARY AND OTHER LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AGENT.

 


State of _______________ 
) ss
County of _______________ 

On_______ before me, ____________________ personally appeared 

_____________________________________________________________ 

____ personally known to me 

- OR - 
____ proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person(s) whose name(s)is/are subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ties), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the
same. 

CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER

_____ Individual

_____ Corporate Officer

_____ Limited Partner


_____ General Partner

_____ Attorney-in-Fact

_____ Trustee(s)

_____ Guardian/Conservator

_____ Other________________________________________

Signer Represents__________________________________

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Important Note: [Include certificate of acknowledgment of notary public in compliance with Section 1189 of the Civil Code or other applicable law.] Added Stats 1994 ch 307 § 16 (SB 1907).

Witkin Summary (9th ed) Agency §§ 2466, 246-II, 246JJ, 246KK, 246MM, 246NN, 246PP;
Cal Family Law Service § 63:17.

§ 4402.  Requirements for legal sufficiency. ‑ ‑it contained the sentence "Revocation of the

A statutory form power of attorney under this power of attorney is not effective as to a third

part is legally sufficient if all of the following party until the third party has actual knowl­

requirements are satisfied: edge of the revocation."

(a) The wording of the form complies substan­

tially with Section 4401. A form does not fail (b) The form is properly completed.

to comply substantially with Section 4401 (c) The signature of the principal is acknowl­

merely because the form does not include the edged. Added Stats 1994 ch 307 § 16 (SB

provisions of Section 4401 relating to designa‑ 1907). Amended Stats 1995 ch 300 § 10 (SB

tion of co‑agents. A form does not fail to 984), effective August 3, 1995.

comply substantially with Section 4401 merely

because the form uses the sentence "Revoca‑ § 4403. "All powers listed above". If the line

tion of the power of attorney is not effective as in front of (N) of the statutory form under

to a third party until the third party learns of Section 4401 is initialed, an initial on the line

the revocation" in place of the sentence "Re‑ in front of any other power does not limit the

vocation of the power of attorney is not effec‑ powers granted by line (N). Added Stats 1994

tive as to a third party until the third party ch 307 § 16 (SB 1907).

has actual knowledge of the revocation," in ~* Witkin Summary (9th ed) Agency

which case the form shall be interpreted as if ,¢ 246LL.

 Beginning in 1992,

 italics indicate changes or additions. * * * indicate omissions. 257

which c

 Beginning in 1992, ,n t .

256 italics indicate changes or additions. * * * indicate omissions.

DEERING'S PROBATE § 4403