2025 Session
Last amended: 1992 session
§ 523.09 — Termination of a Nondurable Power of Attorney
Plain-Language Summary
Lists the events that terminate a nondurable power of attorney: death of the principal, incapacity of the principal, expiration of a stated date, or commencement of dissolution proceedings when the attorney-in-fact is the spouse.
523.09 TERMINATION OF A NONDURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
A nondurable power of attorney terminates on the death of the principal, the incapacity or incompetence of the principal, the expiration of a date of termination specified in the power of attorney, or, in the case of a power of attorney to the spouse of the principal, upon the commencement of proceedings for dissolution, separation, or annulment of the principal’s marriage.
History:
1984 c 603 s 11; 1992 c 548 s 12
History: History: 1984 c 603 s 11; 1992 c 548 s 12
Practical Notes
Unlike durable powers, nondurable powers also terminate upon the principal’s incapacity. This is the key difference between the two types.