{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4306","citation":"Prob. Code, § 4306","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4000. - 4545.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5"},{"name":"PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY [4100. - 4310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Relations With Third Persons [4300. - 4310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>(a) If an attorney-in-fact furnishes an affidavit pursuant to Section <a href=\"/prob/4305\">4305</a>, whether voluntarily or on demand, a third person dealing with the attorney-in-fact who refuses to accept the exercise of the attorney-in-fact’s authority referred to in the affidavit is liable for attorney’s fees incurred in an action or proceeding necessary to confirm the attorney-in-fact’s qualifications or authority, unless the court determines that the third person believed in good faith that the attorney-in-fact was not qualified or was attempting to exceed or improperly exercise the attorney-in-fact’s authority.</p><p>(b) The failure of a third person to demand an affidavit pursuant to Section <a href=\"/prob/4305\">4305</a> does not affect the protection provided the third person by this chapter, and no inference as to whether a third person has acted in good faith may be drawn from the failure to demand an affidavit from the attorney-in-fact.</p>","text":"(a) If an attorney-in-fact furnishes an affidavit pursuant to Section 4305, whether voluntarily or on demand, a third person dealing with the attorney-in-fact who refuses to accept the exercise of the attorney-in-fact’s authority referred to in the affidavit is liable for attorney’s fees incurred in an action or proceeding necessary to confirm the attorney-in-fact’s qualifications or authority, unless the court determines that the third person believed in good faith that the attorney-in-fact was not qualified or was attempting to exceed or improperly exercise the attorney-in-fact’s authority. (b) The failure of a third person to demand an affidavit pursuant to Section 4305 does not affect the protection provided the third person by this chapter, and no inference as to whether a third person has acted in good faith may be drawn from the failure to demand an affidavit from the attorney-in-fact.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/relations-with-third-persons-4306","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}