§ 4006 — Validity of power of attorney

Vermont § 4006

• Jurisdiction: Vermont
• Title 14: Title 14: Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
• Ch. 127: Chapter 127: Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act

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(a) A power of attorney executed in this State on or after July 1, 2023 is valid if its execution complies with section 4005 of this title.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this State before July 1, 2023 is valid if its execution complied with the law of this State as it existed at the time of execution.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this State is valid in this State if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to section 4007 of this title; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b, as amended.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
(e) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid.

Legislative History

(Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)