Texas § 751.132 TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY.

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§ 751.132 — TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY.

Texas § 751.132

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 751.132 (2026).

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Sec. 751.132. TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY.

(a)An agent's authority under a durable power of attorney terminates when:

(1)the principal revokes the authority;

(2)the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, is no longer qualified, or resigns;

(3)the agent's marriage to the principal is dissolved by court decree of divorce or annulment or is declared void by a court, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides; or

(4)the power of attorney terminates.

(b)Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent's authority may be exercised until the agent's authority terminates under Subsection (a), notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney.

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Sec. 751.132. TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY. (a) An agent's authority under a durable power of attorney terminates when:
(1) the principal revokes the authority;
(2) the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, is no longer qualified, or resigns;
(3) the agent's marriage to the principal is dissolved by court decree of divorce or annulment or is declared void by a court, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides; or
(4) the power of attorney terminates.
(b) Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent's authority may be exercised until the agent's authority terminates under Subsection (a), notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney.