Financial Powers
A financial power of attorney terminates when:[1]
- The principal dies;
- There is incapacity of the principal, if the power of attorney is not considered durable;
- The principal revokes the power of attorney with a written document;
- The power of attorney includes language that it terminates;
- The purpose of the power of attorney is complete;
- The agent dies, resigns, or they become incapacitated; or
- The principal revokes the agent’s authority.
Medical Powers
An advance directive can be revoked by the principal, except in the event of mental illness, by:
- A signed writing or personally informing the supervising health care provider;[2]
- In any manner that communicates an intent to revoke, other than the designation of an agent;[3]
In the case of mental illness, a principal can revoke an advance directive if they have the capacity to do so and considered competent. Such revocation must be conveyed to a physician or health care provider which shall make a note on the principal’s medical record.[4]