{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4234","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4234","heading":"","body":"(a) To the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, an attorney-in-fact has a duty to keep in regular contact with the principal, to communicate with the principal, and to follow the instructions of the principal.\n(b) With court approval, the attorney-in-fact may disobey instructions of the principal.","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":"ad3862b9fcdf9afafeca32fe5e3f76324f2a6e979db37e9d55ce2ee79dc7d25d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4233","next":"us-ca/prob-4235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}