California Statutes
§ 4697. — 4697. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39.)
California § 4697.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PROBProbate Code - PROB
Div. 4.7.DIVISION 4.7. HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Part 2.PART 2. UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Advance Health Care Directives
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Revocation of Advance Directives
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Cal. Probate Code - PROB Code § 4697. (2026).
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(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.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.
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