California Probate Code

§ 812

PROB § 812 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 2 · Part 17

Statute text

Except where otherwise provided by law, including, but not limited to, Section 813 and the statutory and decisional law of testamentary capacity, a person lacks the capacity to make a decision unless the person has the ability to communicate verbally, or by any other means, the decision, and to understand and appreciate, to the extent relevant, all of the following:

(a)The rights, duties, and responsibilities created by, or affected by the decision.

(b)The probable consequences for the decisionmaker and, where appropriate, the persons affected by the decision.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 178, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.