Section 700.5505 – Proof of Continuance of Durable and Other Powers of Attorney by Affidavit.
700.5505 Proof of continuance of durable and other powers of attorney by affidavit. Sec. 5505. (1) If an attorney in fact acts in good-faith reliance on a power of attorney, durable or otherwise, and executes a sworn statement stating that, at the time of the action, the attorney in fact did not have actual knowledge […]
Section 700.5506 – Designation of Patient Advocate; “Community Mental Health Services Program or Hospital” Defined.
700.5506 Designation of patient advocate; “community mental health services program or hospital” defined. Sec. 5506. (1) An individual 18 years of age or older who is of sound mind at the time a patient advocate designation is made may designate in writing another individual who is 18 years of age or older to exercise powers […]
Section 700.5501 – Durable Power of Attorney; Definition; Attorney-in-Fact.
700.5501 Durable power of attorney; definition; attorney-in-fact. Sec. 5501. (1) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal’s attorney-in-fact in a writing that contains the words “This power of attorney is not affected by the principal’s subsequent disability or incapacity, or by the lapse […]
Section 700.5502 – Durable Power of Attorney Not Affected by Lapse of Time, Disability, or Incapacity; Legal Description of Real Estate Not Required.
700.5502 Durable power of attorney not affected by lapse of time, disability, or incapacity; legal description of real estate not required. Sec. 5502. An act done by an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney during a period of disability or incapacity of the principal has the same effect and inures to the […]
Section 700.5503 – Relation of Attorney in Fact to Court-Appointed Fiduciary.
700.5503 Relation of attorney in fact to court-appointed fiduciary. Sec. 5503. (1) If, following execution of a durable power of attorney, a court of the principal’s domicile appoints a conservator, estate guardian, or other fiduciary charged with the management of all of the principal’s property or all of his or her property except specified exclusions, […]