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 revokes the power of attorney;
- The power of attorney has an end date;
- The purpose of the power of attorney is completed;
- The agent resigns, becomes incapacitated, or dies without a successor agent named on the POA.
Medical Powers
A health care power of attorney can be revoked by the principal at any time by:[2]
- Notifying the agent or the health care provider either verbally or in writing; or
- Executing a new health care power of attorney that conflicts with the existing one or states its revocation.