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NOTICE TO PERSON EXECUTING DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
(California Probate Code Section 4128(a))
A durable power of attorney is an important legal document. By signing the durable
power of attorney, you are authorizing another person to act for you, the principal. Before
you sign this durable power of attorney, you should know these important facts:
Your agent (attorney-in-fact) has no duty to act unless you and your agent agree
otherwise in writing.
This document gives your agent the powers to manage, dispose of, sell, and
convey your real and personal property, and to use your property as security if your agent
borrows money on your behalf. This document does not give your agent the power to
accept or receive any of your property, in trust or otherwise, as a gift, unless you
specifically authorize the agent to accept or receive a gift.
Your agent will have the right to receive reasonable payment for services
provided under this durable power of attorney unless you provide otherwise in this power
of attorney.
The powers you give your agent will continue to exist for your entire lifetime, unless
you state that the durable power of attorney will last for a shorter period of time or unless
you otherwise terminate the durable power of attorney. The powers you give your agent in
this durable power of attorney will continue to exist even if you can no longer make your
own decisions respecting the management of your property.
You can amend or change this durable power of attorney only by executing a
new durable power of attorney or by executing an amendment through the same
formalities as an original. You have the right to revoke or terminate this durable power of
attorney at any time, so long as you are competent.
This durable power of attorney must be dated and must be acknowledged before a
notary public or signed by two witnesses. If it is signed by two witnesses, they must
witness either (1) the signing of the power of attorney or (2) the principal's signing or
acknowledgment of his or her signature. A durable power of attorney that may affect real
property should be acknowledged before a notary public so that it may easily be recorded.
You should read this durable power of attorney carefully. When effective, this
durable power of attorney will give your agent the right to deal with property that you now
have or might acquire in the future. The durable power of attorney is important to you. If
you do not understand the durable power of attorney, or any provision of it, then you
should obtain the assistance of an attorney or other qualified person.
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