Statute · California Probate Code
Cal. Prob. Code § 4697 — Revocation of Advance Directives
Cal. Prob. Code § 4697
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Probate Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) If after executing a power of attorney for health care the principal’s marriage to the agent is dissolved or annulled, the principal’s designation of the former spouse as an agent to make health care decisions for the principal is revoked.
Citator
Cal. Prob. Code § 4697 — Revocation of Advance Directives is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) If after executing a power of attorney for health care the principal’s marriage to the agent is dissolved or annulled, the principal’s designation of the former spouse as an agent to make health care decisions for the principal is revoked.
(b) If the agent’s authority is revoked solely by subdivision (a), it is revived by the principal’s remarriage to the agent.