{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-4523","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 4523","heading":"","body":"The proper county for commencement of a proceeding under this division shall be determined in the following order of priority:\n(a) The county in which the principal resides.\n(b) The county in which the attorney-in-fact resides.\n(c) A county in which property subject to the power of attorney is located.\n(d) Any other county that is in the principal’s best interest.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4000. - 4545.]","PART 4. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4500. - 4545.]","CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Venue [4520. - 4523.]"],"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":"a2d0662a8ff9b125aea3dc4fabefcd9e00c0b4176074dc7185c59b8517fb0add","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-4522","next":"us-ca/prob-4540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}