Ohio Code 1337.64 – Effect on existing powers of attorney
(A) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code, on the effective date of this section, those sections apply to all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1337.64
- 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
(1) A power of attorney created before, on, or after the effective date of this section;
(2) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this section;
(3) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this section, unless the court finds that application of a provision of sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code 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of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.
(B) Sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code do not affect an act done before the effective date of this section.