California Power of Attorney + Advance Health Care Directive Kit (2 Templates)

California Power of Attorney + Advance Health Care Directive Kit (2 Templates)

Financial and health care decision-makers in one kit: the California Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney and the statutory Advance Health Care Directive.

What's included

• Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney (14 pages): the state's statutory financial power of attorney (Probate Code §4401). Includes the form for signing through December 31, 2026 and the new AB 2199 form for signing on or after January 1, 2027 (successor agents and digital-asset powers), plus an optional agent notice and a revocation form.
• Advance Health Care Directive (14 pages): the statutory form in Probate Code §4701. Part 1 names a health care agent and alternates (power of attorney for health care); Part 2 records instructions for health care, including end-of-life choices and pain relief; later parts cover organ donation and a primary physician.

Each document starts on its own page with plain-English completion notes, followed by the blank form. Where California law supplies a form, the statutory wording is reproduced verbatim.

Signing requirements (California)

• Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney: must be acknowledged before a notary public (Probate Code §4402); witnesses do not replace the notary for this form.
• Advance Health Care Directive: sign and date, then have it signed by two qualified adult witnesses OR acknowledged before a notary (Probate Code §4673). Witness limits apply, and at least one witness must be unrelated and not entitled to any part of the estate (§4674). A skilled nursing facility patient also needs a patient advocate or ombudsman to sign as a witness (§4675).

File formats

Editable Word (.docx) and print-ready PDF (US Letter) for every document, delivered as a ZIP digital download. Nothing is shipped.

Legal research last verified September 29, 2026.

This is a fill-in template, not legal advice. Laws change; check your state's current requirements before signing.

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