Delaware Code
Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 49A. DURABLE PERSONAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT

Subchapter I. General Provisions

§ 49A-101. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the “Durable Personal Powers...

§ 49A-102. Definitions. - In this chapter: (1) “Agent” means a person granted authority...

§ 49A-103. Applicability. - (a) This chapter shall not apply to any of the...

§ 49A-104. Power of attorney is durable. - A power of attorney is durable if it contains the...

§ 49A-105. Execution of personal power of attorney. - (a) A personal power of attorney must be: (1) In...

§ 49A-106. Execution of personal power of attorney. - (a) A personal power of attorney executed on or after...

§ 49A-108. Nomination of guardian of person or property; relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary. - (a) The appointment by a court of a guardian or...

§ 49A-109. When personal power of attorney effective. - (a) A personal power of attorney is effective when executed...

§ 49A-110. Termination of personal power of attorney or agent's authority. - (a) A personal power of attorney terminates when: (1) The...

§ 49A-111. Concurrent agents, joint agents, and successor agents. - (a) A principal may designate 2 or more persons to...

§ 49A-112. Reimbursement and compensation of agent. - (a) An agent is entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably...

§ 49A-113. Agent's acceptance. - Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney,...

§ 49A-114. Agent's duties. - (a) Notwithstanding provisions in the personal power of attorney, an...

§ 49A-115. Exoneration of agent. - A provision in a personal power of attorney relieving an...

§ 49A-116. Judicial relief. - (a) A person designated in subsection (b) of this section...

§ 49A-118. Agent's resignation; notice. - Unless the personal power of attorney provides a different method...

§ 49A-119. Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged personal power of attorney. - (a) For purposes of this section and § 49A-120 of...

§ 49A-120. Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged personal power of attorney. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Subchapter II. Authority

§ 49A-201. Grant of general authority; authority that requires specific grant. - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this...

§ 49A-202. Incorporation of authority. - (a) A reference in a personal power of attorney to...

§ 49A-203. Construction of authority generally. - Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney,...

§ 49A-204. Real property. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-205. Tangible personal property. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-206. Stocks and bonds. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-207. Commodities and options. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-208. Banks and other financial institutions. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-209. Operation of entity or business. - Subject to the terms of a document or an agreement...

§ 49A-210. Insurance and annuities. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-211. Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests. - (a) In this section, “estate, trust, or other beneficial interest”...

§ 49A-212. Claims and litigation. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-213. Personal and family maintenance. - (a) Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, and...

§ 49A-214. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service. - (a) In this section, “benefits from governmental programs or civil...

§ 49A-215. Retirement plans. - (a) In this section, “retirement plan” means a plan or...

§ 49A-216. Taxes. - Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

§ 49A-217. Gifts. - (a) In this section, a gift “for the benefit of”...

Subchapter III. Statutory Forms

§ 49A-301. Statutory form durable personal power of attorney; agent's certification. - DURABLE PERSONAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM NOTICE NOTICE As the...