Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or
(2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1):
(A) the principal's caregiver;
(B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or
(C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.
Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 26-1A-101 - Short Title.
Section 26-1A-102 - Definitions.
Section 26-1A-103 - Applicability.
Section 26-1A-104 - Power of Attorney Is Durable.
Section 26-1A-105 - Execution of Power of Attorney.
Section 26-1A-106 - Validity of Power of Attorney.
Section 26-1A-107 - Meaning and Effect of Power of Attorney.
Section 26-1A-109 - When Power of Attorney Effective.
Section 26-1A-110 - Termination of Power of Attorney or Agent's Authority.
Section 26-1A-111 - Co-Agents and Successor Agents.
Section 26-1A-112 - Reimbursement and Compensation of Agent.
Section 26-1A-113 - Agent's Acceptance.
Section 26-1A-114 - Agent's Duties.
Section 26-1A-115 - Exoneration of Agent.
Section 26-1A-116 - Judicial Relief.
Section 26-1A-117 - Agent's Liability to the Principal.
Section 26-1A-118 - Agent's Resignation; Notice.
Section 26-1A-119 - Acceptance of and Reliance Upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney.
Section 26-1A-120 - Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Power of Attorney.
Section 26-1A-121 - Principles of Law and Equity.
Section 26-1A-122 - Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities.