{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4306","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4306","heading":"","body":"(a) If an attorney-in-fact furnishes an affidavit pursuant to Section 4305, whether voluntarily or on demand, a third person dealing with the attorney-in-fact who refuses to accept the exercise of the attorney-in-fact’s authority referred to in the affidavit is liable for attorney’s fees incurred in an action or proceeding necessary to confirm the attorney-in-fact’s qualifications or authority, unless the court determines that the third person believed in good faith that the attorney-in-fact was not qualified or was attempting to exceed or improperly exercise the attorney-in-fact’s authority.\n(b) The failure of a third person to demand an affidavit pursuant to Section 4305 does not affect the protection provided the third person by this chapter, and no inference as to whether a third person has acted in good faith may be drawn from the failure to demand an affidavit from the attorney-in-fact.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4000. - 4545.]","PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY [4100. - 4310.]","CHAPTER 5. Relations With Third Persons [4300. - 4310.]"],"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":"91233d41332beea1eaaf9698d9a746afdf0e6245ff898dfa58a655b2e4925397","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4305","next":"us-ca/prob-4307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}