California Uniform Statutory Durable Power of Attorney Form

Select powers rather than relying on the title

The template lists subjects such as property, banking, business and other financial matters. Its instructions explain how to select individual subjects or all listed powers. Read the notice and choose the authority you intend; a downloaded file does not make those choices for you.

The form expressly excludes medical and other health care decisions. Use the separate advance health care directive for those decisions.

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Review durability, timing and co-agents

The template includes a sentence continuing authority if you become incapacitated, together with an instruction for declining that continuation. It also addresses immediate effect unless you direct otherwise and provides space for special instructions.

Page two addresses whether multiple agents act jointly or separately. Decide how the arrangement should work before signing. If you need a delayed start, a narrow transaction limit or unusual powers, ask for help drafting instructions that fit the governing law.

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Use the signing route for this statutory form

California has general power-of-attorney execution rules as well as requirements for its statutory form. Section 4402’s statutory-form requirements include substantial conformity with §4401, proper completion, and acknowledgment of the principal’s signature. Do not assume that a general explanation of witness alternatives eliminates this statutory-form acknowledgment requirement.

The linked PDF includes an acknowledgment section on page two. Arrange its completion with the notary or other authorized officer and follow their identification and signing instructions. A typed name in a fillable field does not itself complete that process.

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Before you share the completed document

Check that the selected powers, special instructions and co-agent arrangement agree. Keep both pages and the completed acknowledgment together. Ask the receiving institution about its review process; the public law library recommends legal advice when adapting the form to individual circumstances.

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Related forms and guides

• California Power of Attorney Forms
• California Advance Health Care Directive
• Durable Financial Power of Attorney Forms by State
• Medical vs. Financial Power of Attorney

Sources and verification

1. Sacramento County Public Law Library: source and instructions ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. Sacramento County Public Law Library: statutory power of attorney PDF ↗ (opens in a new tab)
3. Santa Clara Superior Court: probate and power of attorney FAQs ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4. California Probate Code §4402 — FindLaw reproduction, current as of January 1, 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Publisher PDF downloaded and inspected. Official California Legislature §4402 endpoint remained inaccessible; prior guidance used the identified FindLaw January 1, 2026 reproduction plus court and public-law-library guidance. Independent legal review is not claimed.

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