Financial Powers
A financial power of attorney is canceled if:[1]
- The principal dies;
- The principal becomes incapacitated and the power of attorney is not durable;
- The principal terminates the power of attorney (with a form);
- The power of attorney has an end date;
- The purpose of the power of attorney is completed; or
- The agent resigns, dies, or becomes incapacitated.
Medical Powers
An advance directive for health care can be revoked by the principal at any time by:[2]
- Executing a new advance directive that is inconsistent with the previous one;
- Signing and dating a written revocation;
- Destroying the existing copies; or
- Verbally stating the revocation in the presence of a witness who is 18 or older, and the witness signs and dates a statement documenting this intent.