Section 4461 Of Chapter 2. Construction Of Powers From California Probate Code >> Division 4.5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.
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. In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting
power with respect to benefits from social security, Medicare,
Medicaid, or other governmental programs, or civil or military
service, empowers the agent to do all of the following:
(a) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances
and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign
government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal,
including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the
individuals described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
4460, and for shipment of their household effects.
(b) Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property
of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place
of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and
execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading,
shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose.
(c) Prepare, file, and prosecute a claim of the principal to a
benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal
claims to be entitled, under a statute or governmental regulation.
(d) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose
or accept a compromise with respect to any benefits the principal may
be entitled to receive.
(e) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim of the type
described in this section, conserve, invest, disburse, or use
anything received for a lawful purpose.