Sec. 751.0022. PRESUMPTION OF GENUINE SIGNATURE. A signature on a durable power of attorney that purports to be the signature of the principal or of another adult directed by the principal as authorized by Section 751.0021(a)(2) is presumed to be genuine, and the durable power of attorney is presumed to have been executed under Section 751.0021(a) if the officer taking the acknowledgment has complied with the requirements of Section 121.004(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 1974), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle P - Durable Powers of Attorney
Chapter 751 - General Provisions Regarding Durable Powers of Attorney
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 751.0015. Applicability of Subtitle
Section 751.00201. Meaning of Disabled or Incapacitated for Purposes of Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.0021. Requirements of Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.0022. Presumption of Genuine Signature
Section 751.0023. Validity of Power of Attorney
Section 751.0024. Meaning and Effect of Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.003. Uniformity of Application and Construction
Section 751.005. Extension of Principal's Authority to Other Persons