Missouri Statutes

§ 404.865 — Delegation of decision-making authority by attorney in fact prohibited, when.

Missouri § 404.865

JurisdictionMissouri

Title XXVITRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 404Transfers to Minors — Personal Custodian and Durable Power of Attorney

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Bluebook

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.865 (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of section 404.723 , an attorney in fact shall not be authorized to delegate such health care decision-making power to another person unless explicitly authorized by the patient in the durable power of attorney for health care to make such delegation.

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Legislative History

(L. 1991 S.B. 148)

Nearby Sections

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§ 404.005

Law, how cited.

§ 404.007

§ 404.011

Transfer of property to a minor by transferring to a custodian, effect — power limitations.

§ 404.014

Present transfer of property, effect.

§ 404.016

Future transfers of property are revocable by donor, exception.

§ 404.018

Custodian and third persons dealing with custodian, powers, duties, immunities.

§ 404.021

Single custodianship — but custodian may serve more than one minor.

§ 404.023

Custodians for present transfers of property, who may serve.

§ 404.027

Custodians for future transfers, who may serve — lapse of custodianship, effect — substitute custodians, power to designate — revocation.

§ 404.031

Custodian if no appointed conservator, who may serve — approval of court required when — bond required when — court's powers.

§ 404.035

Qualifications of custodians — transfers to persons not qualified, effect.

§ 404.041

Additional property of minor transferred to custodian, when — guardian or conservator appointed by court may serve as custodian, when — custodian's rights in other property of minor.

§ 404.047

Transfer of property to custodian, procedure, forms — receipt for delivery of property deemed a release.

§ 404.049

Custodial trusts, transfer of property, how — legal title, beneficial title, held how — laws applicable to.

§ 404.051

Powers of custodian, limitation — termination of custodianship, when, procedure — degree of care required for custodial property.

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