District of Columbia § 21-2604.03 Effect on existing powers of attorney.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-2604.03 — Effect on existing powers of attorney.

District of Columbia § 21-2604.03

Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]

Ch. 26Uniform Power of Attorney Act.

Subch. IVMiscellaneous Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 21-2604.03 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023]:

(1)This chapter applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];

(2)This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];

(3)This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] 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 an

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023]:

(1) This chapter applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];

(2) This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];

(3) This chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] 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of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and

(4) An act done before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] is not affected by this chapter.