Probate Code § 4261

ARTICLE 3. Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 4261Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.

If a power of attorney grants general authority to an attorney-in-fact and is not limited to one or more express actions, subjects, or purposes for which general authority is conferred, the attorney-in-fact has all the authority to act that a person having the capacity to contract may carry out through an attorney-in-fact specifically authorized to take the action.