North America
Attorney under a general (non-enduring) power of attorney
A general power of attorney under Part 1 of the Power of Attorney Act (short forms 1 and 2) lets an attorney do anything the donor can lawfully do by an attorney. It is not an enduring power of attorney, so it ends if the donor becomes mentally incapable, and also on death or revocation. Part 1 protects agents and third parties who act without knowing the authority has ended.
- Assigned
- Donor signs a general power of attorney (Form 1 or 2 or other form) Capable
- Starts
- On signing, subject to any conditions in the document Capable
- Ends
- Donor becomes mentally incapable (not an enduring power of attorney) Incapacitated
- Donor dies or revokes Deceased
- Donor declared a patient by the court under the Patients Property Act Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for Canada — British Columbia?
Power of Attorney Act, RSBC 1996, c 370, s 9 and Schedule Forms 1-2; What every older Canadian should know about powers of attorney (B.C. supplement), Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum, hosted by Government of British Columbia; Power of Attorney Act, RSBC 1996, c 370, s 2(0.1); Power of Attorney Act, RSBC 1996, c 370, s 10; Power of Attorney Act, RSBC 1996, c 370, ss 1, 3, 4; Patients Property Act, RSBC 1996, c 349, ss 19-19.1
Mandatary under an ordinary mandate (power of attorney)
An ordinary contract of mandate (art 2130) lets the mandatary represent the mandator in juridical acts. It ends on revocation, renunciation, bankruptcy or the death of either party. The mandator's incapacity is NOT listed as an automatic cause: the Code says the mandate 'may' end 'in certain cases' when tutorship is instituted or a protection mandate is homologated, and it continues during homologation proceedings unless the court revokes it.
- Assigned
- Mandator confers mandate (contract accepted by mandatary) Capable
- Starts
- On acceptance of the mandate Capable
- Ends
- Death of mandator or mandatary Deceased
- Revocation by mandator or renunciation by mandatary Capable
- Bankruptcy of either party Capable
- In certain cases, institution of tutorship or homologation of a protection mandate for the mandator; court may revoke for serious reason during homologation proceedings Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for Canada — Québec?
Civil Code of Québec, arts 2130-2131; Civil Code of Québec, art 2175; Civil Code of Québec, arts 2176-2177, 2181; Civil Code of Québec, arts 2167.1-2167.4
Mandatario — Mandatary
An ordinary mandate. It ends on the death of either party and on a declaration of interdiction, so it does not carry authority into the grantor's incapacity.
- Assigned
- Grantor confers a mandate Capable
- Starts
- On the grant Capable
- Ends
- Revocation; renunciation by the mandatary; death of either party; interdiction Deceased
Something missing or wrong for Mexico — federal law?
Código Civil Federal, art. 2595
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — uniform/model law + federal?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
US — Arizona differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs a power of attorney without words of durability — the result of saying nothing, not of saying so Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes disabled or incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Arizona?
A.R.S. § 14-5501; UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); A.R.S. § 14-5504
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal loses capacity to contract (not overridable by the instrument) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
Something missing or wrong for US — California?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Cal. Prob. Code §4155; Cal. Prob. Code §4152; Cal. Prob. Code §4304
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Colorado?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Delaware?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
US — Florida differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (power lacks durability language) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation by signed writing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Florida?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Fla. Stat. §709.2109(1)(a)-(b) (2026); Fla. Stat. §709.2110 (2026)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Idaho?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Termination date or event the principal specified in the agency (e.g., principal's incapacity) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
Something missing or wrong for US — Illinois?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); 755 ILCS 45/2-4; 755 ILCS 45/2-5
US — Indiana differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- On signing, as for a durable power (§30-5-4-2(a)) Capable
- Ends
- Incapacity of the principal, but only where the instrument so provides, and not as against anyone acting in good faith without actual knowledge of it Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Indiana?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); Ind. Code § 30-5-4-2; Ind. Code § 30-5-10-3
US — Iowa differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Iowa?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
US — Kansas differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Kansas?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Kentucky?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal's incapacity, but only where the parties agreed to that effect Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Louisiana?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); La. Civ. Code art. 3026
US — Maine differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs a power of attorney expressly providing that it is terminated by the principal's incapacity, and acknowledges it before a notary public Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Maine?
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, §5-904; Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, §5-905; UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Maryland?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal's disability or incapacity, the default where the writing lacks durability words Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Massachusetts?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, §5-501
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal's incapacity, which also ends any power that failed the durability formalities Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Michigan?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Mich. Comp. Laws §556.204
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs a power with no words of durability — the result of saying nothing Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Incapacity or incompetence of the principal in fact; a party is protected until it has actual notice of a judicial determination of incompetence Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Minnesota?
Minn. Stat. § 523.07; UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Minn. Stat. § 523.09; Minn. Stat. § 523.19; Minn. Stat. § 523.20
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Missouri?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Nebraska?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal's disability or incapacity, which is the default outcome absent durability words Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — New Jersey?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); N.J. Stat. §46:2B-8.2
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated, when POA expressly says incapacity terminates it Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — New York?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §5-1511; N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §5-1501A
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated, where the instrument expressly says so Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — North Carolina?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); N.C. Gen. Stat. §32C-1-110; N.C. Gen. Stat. §32C-1-104
US — Ohio differs from the US model
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated, where the instrument expressly says it terminates on incapacity Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Ohio?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Ohio Rev. Code §1337.30; Ohio Rev. Code §1337.24
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Oklahoma?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Pennsylvania?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
US — Texas differs from the US model unverified
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Texas?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Utah?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — Virginia?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated; this is the default outcome in Washington Incapacitated
Something missing or wrong for US — Washington?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); Wash. Rev. Code §11.125.040
Agent under nondurable financial power of attorney
An agent under a power of attorney that expressly states it ends if the principal becomes incapacitated. It works only while the principal is capable, and ends at incapacity or death.
- Assigned
- Principal signs POA expressly stating it terminates on incapacity Capable
- Starts
- Effective on execution unless otherwise stated; agent accepts by acting Capable
- Ends
- Principal becomes incapacitated (good-faith acts without actual knowledge still bind) Incapacitated
- Death of principal Deceased
- Revocation; POA terms; purpose accomplished; agent death/incapacity/resignation; spouse-agent dissolution filing Capable
Something missing or wrong for US — West Virginia?
UPOAA §105 (2006); UPOAA §104 (2006); UPOAA §109(a)-(b) (2006); UPOAA §113 (2006); UPOAA §110(a) (2006); UPOAA §110(e) (2006); UPOAA §110(d) (2006); UPOAA §110(b) (2006)