Will.com / Power of attorney / California
CA · Durable Power of Attorney
Make your California power of attorney.
Free and legally valid in California. Name someone you trust to handle your finances if you can't.
Start my California POA →California POA requirements
Key features in California
- 13 specific power categories (lines A through M), plus line N ('ALL OF THE POWERS LISTED ABOVE') as a catch-all
- Principal initials each granted line, or initials line N alone to grant all powers
- Certain acts require express authority under Cal. Prob. Code §4264 (e.g., creating or amending a trust, making gifts, designating beneficiaries), but the §4401 form does not include a separate 'hot powers' initials section
- Conservator nomination section
- Witnesses sign under penalty of perjury (California-specific declaration)
- Either 2 witnesses OR notary (not both required)
How it works
- 1
Answer a few questions
About your agent, the powers you want to grant, and when they take effect. Takes about 10 minutes.
- 2
Download your power of attorney
A complete, personalized document, formatted for California.
- 3
Sign and share
Sign the document. Give a copy to your agent.
No account, nothing stored on our servers
Will.com doesn’t store the content of your documents. There’s no account to create and no email required. Your draft answers are saved on your device so you can pick up where you left off, and you can clear them anytime.
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