# Interesting Articles

> Links to articles and resources

Source: https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/resourceswhere · Updated 13 February 2024

Below is a collection of links to articles that make interesting reading.

### California

[California Law Revision Commission, Recommendation, Comprehensive Power of Attorney Law (1994)](http://www.clrc.ca.gov/pub/Printed-Reports/Pub181.pdf)

[Bill Analysis, 2011, Senate Judiciary Committee](http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1082_cfa_20110620_135243_sen_comm.html)

[What the Californian Civil Code Says About Agency](https://www.upcounsel.com/lectl-what-the-california-civil-code-says-about-agency-agents)

### Texas

[*Highlights of the New & Improved Durable Powers of Attorney Act*, Davis & Totusek, Collin County Estate Planning & Probate Section, 2017](https://www.collincountybar.org/assets/Councils/McKinney-TX/library/Handout%20Totusek%20Jan%2012%202018.pdf)

[*Legislative Update: New Vulnerable Persons and Power of Attorney Statutes*, David Johnson, Winstead PC, Texas Bankers Association, October 26, 2017](https://www.txfiduciarylitigator.com/files/2017/10/Paper-Legislative-Update-New-Vulnerable-Persons-and-Power-of-Attorney-Statutes.pdf)

[*A Guide to Fiduciary Selection, Estate Planning Developments for Texas Professionals*, Gerry Beyer, Texas Tech University School of Law, July 2014](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2473504)

[*Texas Law of Acknowledgements Into the 21st Century*, Steven Haley, Moorman, Tate, Moorman, Urquhart & Haley LLP, August 2001](http://www.ourlemon.com/information_links/Texas%20Law%20of%20Acknowledgments-Adv.pdf)

[*Know When to Hold ‘Em Know When to Fold ’Em… The 2017 Texas Estate & Trust Legislative Update*, Craig Hopper & William D. Pargaman (February 14, 2018)](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjl2u7218rwAhUH4jgGHRcGCQ0QFjAAegQICRAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.spacecrafted.com%2Fda7f17753020450896a58abe0f39a7cb%2Fr%2Fadf676897ebd40f3a1fbb36f5070f992%2F1%2F2017%2520Texas%2520Estate%2520and%2520Trust%2520Legislative%2520Update%2520(2-14-18).pdf&usg=AOvVaw3g42Zko1i1lfnP-0JAHgiZ)

[*The Story of the Texas Estates Code*, William D. Pargaman (2014)](https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/73630/15_6EstPlan%26CmtyPropLJ323%282013-2014%29.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)

### New York

[*The End of Parens Patriae in New York: Guardianship Under The New Mental Hygiene Law Article 81, Postner, Marquette Law Review, Winter 1996*](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1540&context=mulr)

[*Problems/Benefits of the new Power of Attorney Statute: Three years Later, J. Calareso, Esq*](https://nysba.org/NYSBA/Coursebooks/Fall%202013%20CLE%20Coursebooks/Advanced%20Document%20Drafting/3.ProblemsBenefitsoftheNewPower.JCalareso.pdf)

[*Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on Powers of Attorney*](https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/02/January-2016-Power-of-Attorney-Report.pdf)

[*Changes to Power of Attorney Laws 2010, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (August 15, 2010)*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.sullcrom.com/siteFiles/Publications/SC_Publication_Changes_to_NY_Power_of_Attorney_Law.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi224KA1pv1AhXMSGwGHbAoBrIQFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw38JrrOr6dEYcK-4yteyuh4)

[*2007 Recommendation On Proposed Revisions To The General Obligation Law Power of Attorney, New York State Law Reform Commission*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj9pM6osK_8AhXu6jgGHewxDPgQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnyslawrevision.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F07%2F07-rec-gol.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1rZyUEuorvEBZEujV3Tbu8)

### Illinois

[*Pitfalls and Best Practices,* S. Dawson-Tibbits](https://www.isba.org/sites/default/files/cle/Breakout%20Session%207A%20-%20The%20Power%20of%20Attorney%20for%20My%20Aging%20Client.pdf)

### Florida

[*The New Florida Power of Attorney Act*, M.J. Ahearn](https://www.deanmead.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-New-Florida-Power-of-Attorney-Act.pdf)

[*Florida Durable Power of Attorney Law: The Need for Reform, Florida State University Law Review, Vol 17, Issue 3, Spring 1990*](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjtsJfBsa_8AhW9tGMGHUL4BDQQFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fir.law.fsu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D2365%26context%3Dlr&usg=AOvVaw1BeeiykZShwRBeH7rIj0iw)

### Virginia

[*Powers of Attorney under the Uniform Power of Attorney Act Including Reference to Virginia Law*, F. Philip Manns Jr. (2018)](https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=acteclj)

### Various States

[*The Evolution of Health Care Advance Planning Law and Policy*, Charles P Sabatino (2010)](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980344/)

[*50 State (Plus D.C.) Survey of Powers of Attorney* August, 2019, W. Birch Douglass III, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA (2019)](https://www.actec.org/assets/1/6/Douglass_Powers_of_Attorney_Survey.pdf?hssc=1)

### Fiduciary Duty

[*Fiduciary Duty - Liability of the Fiduciary*, Mountz & Rivers, Paper Presented at 26th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2003](http://www.texasbarcle.com/Materials/Events/3389/64568_01.pdf)

[The Economic Structure of Fiduciary Law, Robert H Sitkoff (2010)](http://www.bu.edu/law/journals-archive/bulr/documents/sitkoff.pdf)

### Managing Issues Associated With Incapacity

[Discussion Paper 105, South African Law Reform Commission, *Assisted Decision-Making: Adults With Impaired Decision-Making Capacity*, January 2004](https://www.justice.gov.za/salrc/dpapers/dp105.pdf)

[Empowering The Wicked: How Some Agents Use A Power Of Attorney To Commit The Crime Of Financial Exploitation, Kevin Hansen, Rebecca Morgan, Pamela Teaster, Randolph Thomas (2022)](https://theelderlawjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Morgan.pdf)

### Corporate Trustee Duties

[*Ultimate Guide Corporate Trustee Duties*, RMO Lawyers](https://rmolawyers.com/ultimate-guide-corporate-trustee-duties/)

### Consequences of Incapacity

[*Does The Agency Die When The Principal Becomes Mentally Incapacitated?* Alfred Mukatis (1983)](https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1163&context=sulr)

[*Incompetent Principals, Competent Third Parties, and the Law of Agency*, Alexander Meiklejohn (1986)](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2136&context=ilj)

[*A Theory of Agency Law,* Paula J Dalley (2011)](https://lawreview.law.pitt.edu/ojs/lawreview/article/download/164/164/)

### The Law of Agency

[**The Law of Agency (2d)**](http://beta.blenderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/restatement-second-of-agency.pdf)

[*Restatement (Second) of Agency*](http://beta.blenderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/restatement-second-of-agency.pdf)

[*The First Restatement of Agency - What Was The Agenda?*](https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2344&context=faculty_scholarship)

[The Restatement of the Law of Agency](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3862&context=mulr)

[The Contours and Composition of Agency Doctrine: Perspectives from History and Theory on Inherent Agency Power Deborah A. DeMott](https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=6042&context=faculty_scholarship)

[The Rationale of Agency](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3256&context=facpub)

### *Powers of Attorney* Generally

[*Power of Attorney: Convenient Contract or Dangerous Document?,* Catherine Seal (2012)](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=elders)

[*Powers of Attorney* Samantha P. McDonald, Esq, Fletcher Tilton, PC, Worcester (2013)](https://www.fletchertilton.com/1C2194/pdf/litigation-articles/Crockers%20Notes%20on%20Common%20Forms.pdf)

[The Restatement of the Law of Agency,](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=3862&context=mulr)[Vernon Miller](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3862&context=mulr)[(1936)](https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=3862&context=mulr)

[*Powers of Attorney*, Third Edition, Professor GE Dal Pont (2019)](https://store.lexisnexis.com.au/products/powers-of-attorney-3rd-edition-skupowers_of_attorney_3rd_edition)

[*The Uniform Power of Attorney Act*, Andrew H. Hook & Lisa V. Johnson, Real Property Trust and Estate Law Journal, 2010](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/real_property_trust_and_estate_law_journal/v45/rpte-journal-v45-2-article-hook-johnson.pdf)

### Durable *Powers of Attorney*

[The Durable *Power of Attorney'*s Place in the Family of Fiduciary Relationships, Karen E Boxx (2001)](https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1177&context=faculty-articles)

[Durable *Powers of Attorney* as an Alternative to Guardianship: Lessons We Have Learned, Linda S Whitton (2008)](https://www.stetson.edu/law/lawreview/media/durable-powers-as-an-alternative-to-guardianship-lessons-we-have-learned.pdf)

[*The Uniform Power of Attorney Act: Not A One-Size-Fits-All Solution*, Angela M. Vallario, University of Baltimore Law Review, Vol 43, Issue 1 (2014)](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi79oXf7bP8AhVx6jgGHUFtCx0QFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholarworks.law.ubalt.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Freferer%3D%26httpsredir%3D1%26article%3D1953%26context%3Dublr&usg=AOvVaw31uKQ4uC2NiYy8cWdDUgyp)

### Agency

[*The Essential Roles of Agency Law* (2020), Gabriel Rauterberg](https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4986&context=mlr)

[*Elimination of Inherent Agency in the Tentative Draft of the Restatement (Third) of Agency,* Matthew P Ward (2002)](https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=wlulr)

[*The Contours and Composition of Agency Doctrine: Perspectives from History and Theory on Inherent Agency Power*, De Mott (2014)](https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6042&context=faculty_scholarship)

[*A Revised Prospectus for a Third Restatement of Agency*, De Mott (1998)](https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1746&context=faculty_scholarship)

[*Principal and Agent - An Agency Relationship Exists Between a Large Corporate Grain Dealer and a Local Grain Dealer and a Local Grain Elevator When the the Dealer Ex Dealer Exercises De De Facto Control over the Operations of the Elevator*, Leslie E Beiers )1982)](https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2216&context=ndlr)

[*The Double Doctrine Agent: Streamlining the Restatement (Third) of Agency by Eliminating the Apparent Agency Doctrine*, Chad P Wade (2007)](https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=vulr)

[*Objective Theory of Agency: Apparent Authority and the Estoppel of Apparent Ownership,* Michael Conant (1968)](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2532&context=nlr)

[*Imputation, the Adverse Interest Exception, and the Curious Case of the Restatement (Third) of Agency*, Mark J Lowenstein (2013)](https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1107&context=articles)

[*The Lost Rationale of Agency Law,* Daniel Harris (2019)](https://gwbflr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Volume-3-Issue-1-Article-1_Harris.pdf)

[Acting as an Agent Under a Financial Durable Power of Attorney, An Unscripted Role, C.L Dessin (1996)](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1551&context=nlr)

### Agent's Duties

[*Understanding Duties and Conflicts of Interest—A Guide for the Honorable Agent*, Linda S. Whitton, 2013](http://www.pennstatelawreview.org/117/4%20Final/1-Whitton%20(final)%20(rev2).pdf)