Financial Powers
A financial power of attorney becomes terminated 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 accomplished; or
- The agent resigns, becomes incapacitated, or dies, and the POA does not provide a successor agent.
Medical Powers
A durable power of attorney for health care can be revoked by the principal at any time by:[2]
- Writing and signing a written intent to revoke;
- Destroying or defacing any existing copies;
- Verbal expression to revoke in the presence of a witness at least 18 years of age who signs and dates a writing confirming such termination.