Wisconsin Statutes 244.06 – Validity of power of attorney
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 244.06
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after September 1, 2010, is valid if its execution complies with s. 244.05.
(2) A power of attorney executed in this state before September 1, 2010, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(3) A power of attorney executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with one of the following:
(a) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney, as provided under s. 244.07.
(b) The requirements for a military power of attorney under 10 U.S. Code § 1044b.
(4) A photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.