Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 5-963 – Effect on existing powers of attorney
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Except as otherwise provided in this Part: [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
1. Application to powers of attorney. This Part applies to a power of attorney created before, on or after September 1, 2019;
[PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §7 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 5-963
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Power of attorney: means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term "power of attorney" is used. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 5-902
2. Application to judicial proceedings commenced on or after September 1, 2019. This Part applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after September 1, 2019; and
[PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §7 (AMD).]
3. Application to judicial proceedings commenced before September 1, 2019. This Part applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before September 1, 2019, unless the court finds that application of a provision of this Part would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.
[PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §7 (AMD).]
An act done before September 1, 2019 is not affected by this Part. [PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §7 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §8 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).