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Table Summary - Legislation Grounds For Termination
Table summarising when Power of Attorney terminates under legislation
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This table cross-references the legislation in respect of a Power of Attorney for a personFNOTE dealing with termination in certain contexts in California, Texas (in relation to durable Powers of Attorney), New York and Florida dealing with termination in certain contexts.
Equivalent provision is not found in the legislation of Illinois or Pennsylvania.
| Grounds | California (as against an agent) | Texas (as against agent) | Texas (termination of Power of Attorney) | New York (as against agent) | New York (termination of Power of Attorney) | Florida (as against agent ) | Florida (termination of Power of Attorney) |
| Fulfilment of Purpose | §4152 | §751.131 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |||
| Revocation by Principal | §4152 | §751.132 | §751.131 | §5-1511 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |
| Death of Principal | §4152 | §751.131 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |||
| Removal of Agent | §4152 | ||||||
| Resignation of Agent | §4152 | §751.132 | §709.2109 | ||||
| Incapacity of Agent | §4152 | §751.132 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |||
| Divorce | §4152 | §751.132 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |||
| Death of Agent | §4152 | §751.132 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | |||
| Incapacity of Principal | §4152; §4155 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | ||||
| Appointment of Guardian | §751.131 | ||||||
| Power of Attorney Provides for Termination | §751.131 | §709.2109 | |||||
| No Other Agent Available | §751.131 | §5-1511 | §709.2109 | ||||
| Court Order | §5-1511 |