(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, on the effective date of this act its provisions apply to:

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 39B-4-103

  • 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 act;

(2) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this act; and

(3) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this act unless the court finds that application of a provision of this chapter 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of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.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) An act done before the effective date of this act is not affected by this act.