{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4231","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4231","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in dealing with property of the principal, an attorney-in-fact shall observe the standard of care that would be observed by a prudent person dealing with property of another and is not limited by any other statute restricting investments by fiduciaries.\n(b) An attorney-in-fact who has special skills or expertise or was designated as an attorney-in-fact on the basis of representations of special skills or expertise shall observe the standard of care that would be observed by others with similar skills or expertise.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4000. - 4545.]","PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY [4100. - 4310.]","CHAPTER 4. Attorneys-in-Fact [4200. - 4266.]","ARTICLE 2. Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact [4230. - 4238.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3561712258d133092dcfd4de4d54ecf7a9b94d0a0501d5152793aaae4991b06a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4230","next":"us-ca/prob-4231.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}