California Probate Code ARTICLE 2 - Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact

• Section 4230.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a person who is designated as an attorney-in-fact has no duty to exercise the authority granted in...
• Section 4231.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in dealing with property of the principal, an attorney-in-fact shall observe the standard of care that would be observed...
• Section 4231.5.
  (a) If the attorney-in-fact breaches a duty pursuant to this division, the attorney-in-fact is chargeable with any of the following, as appropriate under the circumstances:(1) Any loss...
• Section 4232.
  (a) An attorney-in-fact has a duty to act solely in the interest of the principal and to avoid conflicts of interest.(b) An attorney-in-fact is not in violation...
• Section 4233.
  (a) The attorney-in-fact shall keep the principal’s property separate and distinct from other property in a manner adequate to identify the property clearly as belonging to...
• Section 4234.
  (a) To the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, an attorney-in-fact has a duty to keep in regular contact with the principal, to communicate with the...
• Section 4235.
  If the principal becomes wholly or partially incapacitated, or if there is a question concerning the capacity of the principal to give instructions to and...
• Section 4236.
  (a) The attorney-in-fact shall keep records of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal.(b) The attorney-in-fact does not have a duty to...
• Section 4237.
  An attorney-in-fact with special skills has a duty to apply the full extent of those skills.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January...
• Section 4238.
  (a) On termination of an attorney-in-fact’s authority, the attorney-in-fact shall promptly deliver possession or control of the principal’s property as follows:(1) If the principal is not incapacitated,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018