If after the absentee executes a power of attorney, the principal’s spouse who is the attorney-in-fact commences a proceeding for dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a legal separation is ordered, the attorney-in-fact’s authority is revoked. This section is in addition to the provisions of Sections 4154 and 4697.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)