Durable power of attorney not affected by incapacity

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  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
  4. Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney
  5. Durable Power of Attorney
  6. Durable power of attorney not affected by incapacity

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All acts done by an attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any period of incapacity of the principal have the same effect and inure to the benefit of and bind the principal and his successors in interest as if the principal were not incapacitated.

(Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-204, § 2(a), 34 DCR 632.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 21-2082.

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act.


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