Ohio § 1337.38 Agent's resignation; notice

Ohio Statutes

§ 1337.38 — Agent's resignation; notice

Ohio § 1337.38

Title 13Commercial Transactions

Ch. 1337Power Of Attorney

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1337.38 (2026).

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Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated, to whichever of the following applies:

(A)The guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and any coagent or successor agent;

(B)If there is no person described in division (A) of this section, to any of the following:

(1)The principal's caregiver;

(2)Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare;

(3)A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.

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Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated, to whichever of the following applies:

(A) The guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and any coagent or successor agent;

(B) If there is no person described in division (A) of this section, to any of the following:

(1) The principal's caregiver;

(2) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare;

(3) A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.