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Probate Code § 3722

ARTICLE 4. Absentee’s Power of Attorney

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 3722Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.

If after the absentee executes a power of attorney, the principal’s spouse who is the attorney-in-fact commences a proceeding for dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a legal separation is ordered, the attorney-in-fact’s authority is revoked. This section is in addition to the provisions of Sections 4154 and 4697.