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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 general power categories plus 7 specific 'hot powers' (N through T) requiring separate initials
- Hot powers include gifts, trust creation/amendment, beneficiary changes, and loan/lending
- 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 in front of 2 adult witnesses. 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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