California Probate Code 4697 – (a) If after executing a power of attorney for health care the …
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(a) If after executing a power of attorney for health care the principal’s marriage to the agent is dissolved or annulled, the principal’s designation of the former spouse as an agent to make health care decisions for the principal is revoked.
(b) If the agent’s authority is revoked solely by subdivision (a), it is revived by the principal’s remarriage to the agent.
Terms Used In California Probate Code 4697
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Spouse: includes domestic partner, as defined in Section 37 of this code, as required by §. See California Probate Code 72
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)