Texas Estates Code 751.132 – Termination of Agent’s Authority
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(a) An agent’s authority under a durable power of attorney terminates when:
(1) the principal revokes the authority;
(2) the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, is no longer qualified, or resigns;
(3) the agent’s marriage to the principal is dissolved by court decree of divorce or annulment or is declared void by a court, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides; or
(4) the power of attorney terminates.
(b) Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent’s authority may be exercised until the agent’s authority terminates under Subsection (a), notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 751.132
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - 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