Sec. 751.0024. MEANING AND EFFECT OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. The meaning and effect of a durable power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the durable power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction of the principal's domicile, if the principal's domicile is indicated in the power of attorney; or
(2) the law of the jurisdiction in which the durable power of attorney was executed, if the principal's domicile is not indicated in the power of attorney.
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