Wisconsin § 244.18 Agent’s resignation; notice.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 244.18 — Agent’s resignation; notice.

Wisconsin § 244.18

Ch. 244Uniform power of attorney for finances and property

Subch.subch. I of ch. 244 SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Wis. Stat. § 244.18 (2026).

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244.18 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 any of the following: 244.18(1) (1) To the guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent. 244.18(2) (2) If there is no person described in sub.

(1), to any of the following: 244.18(2)(a) (a) The principal’s caregiver. 244.18(2)(b) (b) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare. 244.18(2)(c) (c) A governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal.

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244.18 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 any of the following:
244.18(1) (1) To the guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent.
244.18(2) (2) If there is no person described in sub. (1) , to any of the following:
244.18(2)(a) (a) The principal’s caregiver.
244.18(2)(b) (b) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare.
244.18(2)(c) (c) A governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal.