DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4000-4545›PART 4. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4500-4545›CHAPTER 3. Petitions, Orders,Appeals 4540-4545
§ 4544
California Probate Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), at least 15 days before the time set for hearing, the petitioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, on the following:
(1) The attorney-in-fact if not the petitioner.
(2) The principal if not the petitioner.
(b) In the case of a petition to compel a third person to honor the authority of an attorney-in-fact, notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, shall be served on the third person in the manner provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
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