California Probate Code

§ 810

PROB § 810 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 2 · Part 17

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)For purposes of this part, there shall exist a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof that all persons have the capacity to make decisions and to be responsible for their acts or decisions.

(b)A person who has a mental or physical disorder may still be capable of contracting, conveying, marrying, making medical decisions, executing wills or trusts, and performing other actions.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 581, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.